Return-Path: Sender: (Marvin Kaye) To: lml Date: Sun, 27 Jul 2003 17:33:59 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from www.dynacomm.ws ([198.22.63.66] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.1) with ESMTP id 2504589 for lml@lancaironline.net; Sun, 27 Jul 2003 12:18:09 -0400 Received: from dynacomm.ws (adsl-66-72-185-47.dsl.sfldmi.ameritech.net [66.72.185.47]) by www.dynacomm.ws (8.10.2/8.10.2) with ESMTP id h6RGHuk00952; Sun, 27 Jul 2003 12:17:56 -0400 X-Original-Date: Sun, 27 Jul 2003 12:17:57 -0400 Subject: Re: Carburetor Heat Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v552) X-Original-Cc: Lancair List X-Original-To: Bruce@glasair.org, "Bob Jude" From: "Lorn H. Olsen" In-Reply-To: X-Original-Message-Id: Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.552) > Posted for "Bruce Gray" : > > You might make sure you're feeding the air through the air box from the > aft end to the front, with the front outlet going to the engine. This > presents the greatest delta (difference) in temp gradient to the air > from the exhaust and it will pick up more heat. > > Bruce > www.glasair.org Bruce, My inlet is on the front side and the outlet is on the rear. I will take a look at this and see what I think. Bob, I do have a carburetor air temperature gauge and the same engine as you do. I have started to pick up carburetor ice as low as 21*F in the carburetor. I have had to head in a glide, toward the nearest airport until the ice melted. The carburetor heat needs to raise the temperature at least 15*F in my opinion. My 6*F is not enough. I still think that I like that steel wool at: http://www.keysan.com/ksufl16.htm/ I will let you all know in a few weeks what the results are. Thanks again for the help guys! Sincerely, -- Lorn H. 'Feathers' Olsen, MAA, DynaComm, Corp. 248-478-4301, mailto:lorn@dynacomm.ws LNC2, O-320-D1F, N31161, Y47, SE Michigan