X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Sun, 11 Nov 2007 22:37:58 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from fmailhost04.isp.att.net ([204.127.217.104] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2c1) with ESMTP id 2466972 for lml@lancaironline.net; Sun, 11 Nov 2007 22:01:36 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=204.127.217.104; envelope-from=dskeele@bellsouth.net Received: from fwebmail35.isp.att.net ([207.115.9.165]) by bellsouth.net (frfwmhc04) with SMTP id <20071112030059H0400jvvube>; Mon, 12 Nov 2007 03:00:59 +0000 X-Originating-IP: [207.115.9.165] Received: from [65.0.132.40] by fwebmail35.isp.att.net; Mon, 12 Nov 2007 03:00:58 +0000 From: dskeele@bellsouth.net X-Original-To: "Lancair Mailing List" Subject: Re: [LML] Re: Cowling Air Intake Question Disposition-Notification-To: dskeele@bellsouth.net X-Original-Date: Mon, 12 Nov 2007 03:00:58 +0000 X-Original-Message-Id: <111220070300.2918.4737C1E9000E8BCA00000B6622193122529B0A02D2089B9A019C04040A0DBF0A040A0A059C0B@att.net> X-Mailer: AT&T Message Center Version 1 (Oct 30 2007) X-Authenticated-Sender: ZHNrZWVsZUBiZWxsc291dGgubmV0 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="NextPart_Webmail_9m3u9jl4l_2918_1194836458_0" --NextPart_Webmail_9m3u9jl4l_2918_1194836458_0 Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Matt Reeves, I see two possible problems with carb air, 1. Heavy overpriming on start-up where pulling the gas or fire thru the carb is not enough, a couple of small holes at the back of the box would help. Also, early kits had a fiberglass or epoxy air box which would burn with a direct flame. Made mine from Aluminum with 2 1/8" drain holes in the bottom back corners. 2. Depending upon how you filter the incoming carb air, (or not,) if so be aware that a filter can plug with water and freeze at altitude, it depends upon your configueration , just something to consider Don Skeele 235/320 __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com --NextPart_Webmail_9m3u9jl4l_2918_1194836458_0 Content-Type: text/html Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit

Matt Reeves,

I see two possible problems with carb air, 1. Heavy overpriming on start-up where pulling the gas or fire thru the carb is not enough, a couple of small holes at the back of the box would help. Also, early kits had a fiberglass or epoxy air box which would burn with a direct flame. Made mine from Aluminum with 2
1/8" drain holes in the bottom back corners. 2. Depending upon how you filter the incoming carb air, (or not,) if so be aware that a filter can plug with water and freeze at altitude, it depends upon your configueration , just something to consider Don Skeele 235/320

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