I see. Although, as I said, I won't use the steel scrubs after all (provided I can find a suitable spring instead), that is a failure mode I could not have. First of all, the stainless steel scrub pads I planned to use are, in effect, a donut-shaped spring (I am not talking about fiber-like steel wool pads), and could be easily secured with safety wire, the Second, I will not bypass the air filter.
As a rule, I am dead against any set-up where the air filter is bypassed. Apart from high altitude flights, each time you use the carb heat, you allow dust and debris inside your beloved engine. Not to mention compulsory testing of the carb heat prior to take-off on a grass strip... I realized the other day that the average pilot is totally unaware of the fact that carb heat means unfiltered air. So, they happily apply it liberally on ground. Wrong idea, I think. Serge Vidal KR2 "Kilimanjaro Cloud" Paris, France "Oscar Zuniga" <[email protected]> Envoyé par : [email protected] 18/01/2006 16:37 Veuillez répondre à KRnet Remis le : 18/01/2006 16:37 Pour : [email protected] cc : (ccc : Serge VIDAL/DNSA/SAGEM) Objet : KR> carb heat I can second the advice AGAINST using any sort of steel wool type material to pack your heat muff with. A very nice Pietenpol, Jack Phillips' NX899JP "Icarus Plummet" out of New Hill, NC, went down for that very reason. He applied carb heat and the engine inhaled a wad of the steel wool material into the carb throat, which killed the engine. Oscar Zuniga San Antonio, TX mailto: [email protected] website at http://www.flysquirrel.net _______________________________________ Search the KRnet Archives at http://www.maddyhome.com/krsrch/index.jsp to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to [email protected] please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html
