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planecrazzzy
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 Posted: Sun Jan 07, 2007 3:00 pm Post subject: Cabin Heat |
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Hey Guys,
I'm not quite ready to start this ...but the subject came up on the "other list" that my plan of using the exhaust ( muffler ) to get my cabin heat....wouldn't work....
My example is the picture below..... not exactly how I'm gonna do it,
but along the same line....
The concern was that I wouldn't get enough heat from my exhaust to make it work....
Seems like 1100 degrees is more than the head temp that others tap
into...
Using a piece of SS or Aluminum around the muffler ( small gap )
I figure that airspeed would make plenty of airflow...
If I needed to , I could make the air go back and forth with baffles , like the lines at Disney World , before it went to the cockpit....( to gain more heat )
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Looking for other opinions....John ? Richard ? anybody tried this ?
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I just don't like the idea of guys saying their heater affects their CHT on climb out....
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Gotta Fly...
Mike & "Jaz" in MN
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Richard Pike
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Location: Blountville, Tennessee
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| Posted: Sun Jan 07, 2007 3:12 pm Post subject: Cabin Heat |
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On my J-6 I had a heat pickup that was drawing hot air from around the
manifold area, and it was great for cabin heat. But there was only 2.5 feet
from the pickup to the firewall and the heat valve. For a Kolb, because of
the extra distance, you will need to insulate your ductwork to retain the
heat.
Richard Pike
MKIII N420P (420ldPoops)
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John Hauck
Joined: 09 Jan 2006
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Location: Titus, Alabama (hauck's holler)
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| Posted: Sun Jan 07, 2007 3:18 pm Post subject: Cabin Heat |
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| Looking for other opinions....John ? Richard ? anybody tried this
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Mike:
Larry Cottrell uses forced air from the engine blower housing exhaust
for heat. Far as I know, It works.
john h
mkIII and a Chilli Vest
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lcottrell
Joined: 29 May 2006
Posts: 1494
Location: Jordan Valley, Or
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| Posted: Sun Jan 07, 2007 4:36 pm Post subject: Cabin Heat |
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| Quote: | Mike:
Larry Cottrell uses forced air from the engine blower housing exhaust
for heat. Far as I know, It works.
john h
mkIII and a Chilli Vest
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It actually works quite well, but it is on a two stroke. I was under the
impression that you were intending to put it on a 4 stroke? I tried
something similar to the set up that you had the picture of. It was on the
muffler on a Mark III. It was worthless in my opinion. Capturing the air out
of the shroud however would allow me to stay quite comfortable in almost all
weather.
Larry, Oregon
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planecrazzzy
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| Posted: Sun Jan 07, 2007 6:14 pm Post subject: Re: Cabin Heat |
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Hi Larry,
Would you happen to have a picture of what you tried on the muffler ???
Somebody else had told me that the muffler just doesn't get that hot...
Gotta Fly...
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I tried something similar to the set up that you had the picture of. It was on the
muffler on a Mark III. It was worthless in my opinion.
Larry, Oregon[/quote]
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APilot(at)webtv.net
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| Posted: Sun Jan 07, 2007 9:17 pm Post subject: Cabin Heat |
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To get heat to a pilot in a Kolb, I suggest that the main fuselage tube
be plugged because a lot of air comes forward in it because of the
vacuum created by the nose cone shape. If you do not plug it, the cold
air will blow all of the warm air out of the cockpit. In the winter, I
wear a hooded jacket because the cold air hits me in the back of the
neck, otherwise.
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