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I managed to put 2=2E= 1 hours=20 on the plane today, with only undercowl air as my inlet=2E The temp at the=20= TB was 115 according to one of my spare thermocouples=2E The fuel flow=20 reading is way out to lunch, so that will be another project=2E =20 Unfortunately, the TAS reading comes out to be 12 mph higher than what the G= PS=20 averages=2E I've wondered how Tracy was getting such good numbers to report=20= :-)

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Oil temps are still= up, and=20 I can't blame this on the EM-2 because I checked the sensor again, and it's = spot=20 on at 200 degrees=2E I found that some of my foam that seals the cowl to th= e=20 oil cooler has shifted, crushed, or worn in, and there was almost 1/8" of ga= p on=20 both sides of the cooler=2E I added another strip on each side, and it make= s=20 a nice seal now, so we'll see if that makes any difference=2E Sure hope=20 so=2E The oil temp is limiting my climb ability now, so I'll need to make=20= some progress on this in the near future=2E

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The good news is th= at the=20 CD player works well=2E Listened to ZZ-Top at 10,500 feet=20 :-)

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Thanks,

Rusty (more cal=20 ahead)

------=_NextPart_84815C5ABAF209EF376268C8 Content-type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Rusty, Have you considered an intake at the base of the windscreen/cowling i= nterface, might be able to be essentially flush and take advantage of the high pressur= e there=2E All cars use this location to provide cabin air, and it seems to work well=2E= =20 Bill Schertz KIS Cruiser # 4045=20 ----- Original Message ----- From: Russell Duffy [mailto:13brv3@bellsouth=2E= net] Sent: 8/29/2004 5:32:19 PM To: flyrotary@lancaironline=2Enet Subject: [FlyRotary] = Pics of Tracy's old intake scoop?=20 Does anyone have any pics that show Tracy's old intake scoop, the one on top= of the cowl? If you do, could you send them my way ASAP=2E I'm still looking fo= r ideas for the scoop that I need to start making tomorrow=2E=20 I managed to put 2=2E1 hours on the plane today, with only undercowl air as = my inlet=2E The temp at the TB was 115 according to one of my spare thermocouples=2E The= fuel flow reading is way out to lunch, so that will be another project=2E Unfortu= nately, the TAS reading comes out to be 12 mph higher than what the GPS averages=2E = I've wondered how Tracy was getting such good numbers to report :-)=20 Oil temps are still up, and I can't blame this on the EM-2 because I checked= the sensor again, and it's spot on at 200 degrees=2E I found that some of my foa= m that seals the cowl to the oil cooler has shifted, crushed, or worn in, and there= was almost 1/8" of gap on both sides of the cooler=2E I added another strip on e= ach side, and it makes a nice seal now, so we'll see if that makes any difference=2E S= ure hope so=2E The oil temp is limiting my climb ability now, so I'll need to make so= me progress on this in the near future=2E=20 The good news is that the CD player works well=2E Listened to ZZ-Top at 10,5= 00 feet :-)=20 Thanks, Rusty (more cal ahead)=20 ------=_NextPart_84815C5ABAF209EF376268C8--