X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Sun, 23 Nov 2008 09:55:11 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from fmailhost05.isp.att.net ([207.115.11.55] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2.10) with ESMTP id 3312442 for lml@lancaironline.net; Sat, 22 Nov 2008 12:20:07 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=207.115.11.55; envelope-from=dskeele@bellsouth.net Received: from fwebmail05.isp.att.net ([204.127.218.105]) by isp.att.net (frfwmhc05) with SMTP id <20081122171929H0500eu859e>; Sat, 22 Nov 2008 17:19:29 +0000 X-Originating-IP: [204.127.218.105] Received: from [65.0.132.113] by fwebmail05.isp.att.net; Sat, 22 Nov 2008 17:19:28 +0000 From: dskeele@bellsouth.net X-Original-To: "Lancair Mailing List" Subject: Re: [LML] 320 Carb Heat Box Disposition-Notification-To: dskeele@bellsouth.net X-Original-Date: Sat, 22 Nov 2008 17:19:28 +0000 X-Original-Message-Id: <112220081719.3552.49283F200006181500000DE022230682229B0A02D2089B9A019C04040A0DBF0A040A0A059C0B@att.net> In-Reply-To: X-Mailer: AT&T Message Center Version 1 (Oct 30 2008) X-Authenticated-Sender: ZHNrZWVsZUBiZWxsc291dGgubmV0 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="NextPart_Webmail_9m3u9jl4l_3552_1227374368_0" --NextPart_Webmail_9m3u9jl4l_3552_1227374368_0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Larry Henney, Another consideration is the carb heat box itself, the factory two par= t glass/resin box burns with direct fire on it. What happens with a floode= d intake, "Keep cranking to pull the flames into the engine" is the standar= d reply, but that might not solve it and how do you know when you have a ca= rb air fire, until it has progressed beyond what you might not like. An ol= d A&E postulated this problem to me years ago, so we made one of AL mimicki= ng the RV Model which has room for a K&N Filter and a muffed exhaust heat s= ource. I have have had the inset of carb ice in my MS Carb several times, = but with the application of carb heat, never a problem. Food for thought..= Don Skeele N320J a 1987 235/320 painting in progress.=20=20=20=20 --NextPart_Webmail_9m3u9jl4l_3552_1227374368_0 Content-Type: multipart/related; boundary="NextPart_Webmail_9m3u9jl4l_3552_1227374368_1" --NextPart_Webmail_9m3u9jl4l_3552_1227374368_1 Content-Type: text/html; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Larry Henney,

Another consideration is the carb heat box it= self, the factory two part glass/resin box burns with direct fire on it.&nb= sp; What happens with a flooded intake, "Keep cranking to pull the flames i= nto the engine" is the standard reply, but that might not solve it and how = do you know when you have a carb air fire, until it has progressed bey= ond what you might not like. An old A&E postulated= this problem to me years ago, so we made one of AL mimicking the RV M= odel which has room for a K&N Filter and a muffed exhaust heat source.&= nbsp; I have have had the inset of carb ice in my MS Carb several times, bu= t with the application of carb heat, never a problem. Food for t= hought.. Don Skeele N320J a 1987 235/320 painting in= progress.

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