---------------------------------------------------------- Kitfox-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Sun 01/10/10: 11 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 01:04 AM - Re: Re: Wingtank.com tank install, ongoing (michael paton) 2. 08:52 AM - heater fan (catz631@aol.com) 3. 09:44 AM - Re: heater fan (Aluminum Flyer) 4. 11:13 AM - Re: heater fan (Lynn Matteson) 5. 11:20 AM - Re: heater fan (Pete Christensen) 6. 11:37 AM - Re: heater fan (akflyer) 7. 01:48 PM - Ram Air (Robert Rivard) 8. 03:16 PM - Mod ll, major parts Needed (larry copas) 9. 03:39 PM - Milk more power from the 532? (larry copas) 10. 07:52 PM - Re: heater fan (Guy Buchanan) 11. 09:10 PM - Fw: New Kitfox Video- your Kitfox is in it Guy. (Guy Buchanan) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 01:04:06 AM PST US From: michael paton Subject: Re: Kitfox-List: Re: Wingtank.com tank install, ongoing life is like flying, it is all about balance !!!!!!!!!!!!!! ________________________________ From: akflyer Sent: Sat, January 9, 2010 5:36:15 AM Subject: Kitfox-List: Re: Wingtank.com tank install, ongoing when I get on a project i dont stop for anything... 5:00 am in the shop, quit when your done.. Things progress quickly like that. -------- DO NOT ARCHIVE Leonard Perry aka SNAKE Soldotna AK Avid "C" / Mk IV 582 (100 hrs and counting on the rebuild) IVO IFA Full Lotus 1450 #1 snake oil salesman since 1-22-2009 I would rather die trying to live, than to live trying not to die.... Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=280770#280770 ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 08:52:49 AM PST US From: catz631@aol.com Subject: Kitfox-List: heater fan I was out flying yesterday and the OAT was 25 degrees. That's pretty cold for Fl so I rapidly froze my butt off (I wish !) The little muffin fan in my heater was not putting out enough air. It was warm enough but not enough flow. Any ideas for a replacement fan that has a reasonably low amp draw? Thanks, Dick Maddux Rotax 912 Milton,Fl ________________________________ Message 3 _____________________________________ Time: 09:44:59 AM PST US Subject: Re: Kitfox-List: heater fan From: Aluminum Flyer We don't use a heater at 25 degrees. We fly at work up to -40 degrees F. Now that is cold! Manitoba, Canada Currently 16 degrees F. On Sun, Jan 10, 2010 at 10:12 AM, wrote: > I was out flying yesterday and the OAT was 25 degrees. That's pretty cold > for Fl so I rapidly froze my butt off (I wish !) The little muffin fan in my > heaterwas not putting out enough air. It was warm enough but not enough > flow. Any ideas for a replacement fan that has a reasonably low amp draw? > Thanks, > Dick Maddux > Rotax 912 > Milton,Fl > > ________________________________ Message 4 _____________________________________ Time: 11:13:07 AM PST US From: Lynn Matteson Subject: Re: Kitfox-List: heater fan I was flying yesterday, (6 degrees F) and today at about 3 degrees F....up from minus 3 F, and I was warm enough. I had found a Dr. Scholl's back pad vibrator and warmer that draws 1000mA...yup, 1 amp. I only use the heating part and it feels good....you might look into one of these. As an aside, I was flying into what looked like low fog/clouds at about 2500 MSL, and the visibility was getting worse, so I turned around and headed back home. When I got on the ground, I found about 3/16" of ice on the prop, upper corners of the windshield, and about 1/16" along the front of the wing, just above and just below the leading edge. There was ice on the jury struts, the landing gear, the lift struts....just about everywhere. When I started to fly, the sky was clear, and the sun was out in spots. No indication of foul weather on the local airport reports, but I was 15 miles from the reporting station. I had noticed that the visibility was fairly good out both sides of the plane, but not so good straight ahead. Then I noticed the ice building on the upper corners of the windshield, near the spar-to-windshield covers, and I realized that the reason that the vis wasn't so good straight ahead was because I was trying to see through an iced up windshield. Ski flying is great, but sometimes you run into stuff like that. Got the skis on yet, Dick? : ) Lynn Matteson Kitfox IV Speedster, taildragger Jabiru 2200, #2062, 834.5 hrs Countdown to 1000 hrs~167 to go Sensenich 62"x46" Wood prop Electroair direct-fire ignition system Rotec TBI-40 injection Status: flying (and learning) do not archive On Jan 10, 2010, at 11:12 AM, catz631@aol.com wrote: > I was out flying yesterday and the OAT was 25 degrees. That's > pretty cold for Fl so I rapidly froze my butt off (I wish !) The > little muffin fan in my heater was not putting out enough air. It > was warm enough but not enough flow. Any ideas for a replacement > fan that has a reasonably low amp draw? > Thanks, > Dick Maddux > Rotax 912 > Milton,Fl > www.matronics.com/contribution _- > =========================================================== ________________________________ Message 5 _____________________________________ Time: 11:20:18 AM PST US From: "Pete Christensen" Subject: Re: Kitfox-List: heater fan What was your water temp? I tape my radiator when it is that cold to keep the water temp up. I too have a muffin fan. Pete Kitfox III, 912, grove N. of Austin, TX ----- Original Message ----- From: catz631@aol.com To: kitfox-list@matronics.com Sent: Sunday, January 10, 2010 10:12 AM Subject: Kitfox-List: heater fan I was out flying yesterday and the OAT was 25 degrees. That's pretty cold for Fl so I rapidly froze my butt off (I wish !) The little muffin fan in my heater was not putting out enough air. It was warm enough but not enough flow. Any ideas for a replacement fan that has a reasonably low amp draw? Thanks, Dick Maddux Rotax 912 Milton,Fl ________________________________ Message 6 _____________________________________ Time: 11:37:45 AM PST US Subject: Kitfox-List: Re: heater fan From: "akflyer" some of the high power CPU cooling fans move alot more air than the stock fan that comes with the KF. You can also make a heat muff in about an hour out of some thin aluminum. I will get some pics of the install I did on a buddy's Avid that took about an hour. in the mean time, I will give a quick description. .060 aluminum cut to the max length you can get between the muffler hangers. 3 lengths of the fiber rope that goes around fireplace doors. wrap a length around each end of the muffler to seal the ends off using the glue / paste that they provide with the rope. cut out an inlet and outlet hole and make nozzles with scrap aluminum by wrapping it around a chunk of wood the size of the scat tubing. few pop rivets and some high temp RTV and and you have the nozzles. Run a length of the rope from one end of the shroud to the other between the nozzles so the air has to go all the way around the muffler to get to the outlet. The secret I found was wrapping the heat muff with a foil backed muffler wrap to stop the cold air from hitting the outside of the heat muff. I found some wrap in the performance section of the local auto-parts store. It came in a blanket about 30" X 70" and was sort of spendy, but it has done 3 planes with enough left over to do a couple more. -------- DO NOT ARCHIVE Leonard Perry aka SNAKE Soldotna AK Avid "C" / Mk IV 582 (100 hrs and counting on the rebuild) IVO IFA Full Lotus 1450 #1 snake oil salesman since 1-22-2009 I would rather die trying to live, than to live trying not to die.... Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=280925#280925 ________________________________ Message 7 _____________________________________ Time: 01:48:01 PM PST US From: Robert Rivard Subject: Kitfox-List: Ram Air I have a Kit Fox 4-Classic with a 2200 Jabiru engine.Is there a problem m ounting the air filter on the firewall using scat hose to connect to carb? The carb-vacuum line would be attached to the filter.-I-do not have e nough room to mount the Jabiru factory filter box for ram air.- BOB ________________________________ Message 8 _____________________________________ Time: 03:16:26 PM PST US From: larry copas Subject: Kitfox-List: Mod ll, major parts Needed Left Landing Gear,- L. wing,- L. flaperon Thanks, Larry Copas Tucson, Az. lbcopas@yahoo.com 520-323-9080 =0A=0A=0A ________________________________ Message 9 _____________________________________ Time: 03:39:16 PM PST US From: larry copas Subject: Kitfox-List: Milk more power from the 532? What's the BIGGEST carb for the 532?-- I read about tuned exhaust but s uch a narrow power band - (usually, where you don't need it) OR, melting pi stons or disturbing the neighbors...- How about larger carbs?- .. Which ,- Where?- How much?------ Tnx,- Larry =0A=0A=0A ________________________________ Message 10 ____________________________________ Time: 07:52:25 PM PST US From: Guy Buchanan Subject: Re: Kitfox-List: heater fan At 08:12 AM 1/10/2010, you wrote: >It was warm enough but not enough flow. Any ideas for a replacement >fan that has a reasonably low amp draw? Any way you can force feed it some outside air? Or do you want to stick with a recirc system? Guy Buchanan San Diego, CA K-IV 1200 / 582-C / Warp / 400 hrs. and counting ________________________________ Message 11 ____________________________________ Time: 09:10:27 PM PST US From: Guy Buchanan Subject: Kitfox-List: Fwd: New Kitfox Video- your Kitfox is in it Guy. All, Steve allowed me to post this to our list. I haven't seen it but I believe this video is the result of the professional John hired to shoot the 25th Kitfox birthday fly-in. >From: "ariz66" >To: "Guy Buchanan" >Subject: New Kitfox Video- your Kitfox is in it Guy. >Date: Sat, 9 Jan 2010 23:12:19 -0700 > >Guy. > >First off- Happy New Year. >Hope you have a great 2010. >Looking forward to seeing you soon. > >John and Deb have a new video out which was shot over the 2009 >Kitfox Factory fly-in. >You and your beautiful model 4 are in it as am I and several other >guys we know. >Take a look Guy and hope you enjoy it. John was excited about it and >called me this evening >to let me know it was posted on Kitfox Aircraft's homepage. Click on >the link below in blue. >Stay well and fly safe and let's have a fun 2010. 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