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Old 12-20-2015, 06:36 PM
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I have been studying about this part of the James installation as well. My understanding of an alternate air door is to provide intake air in the event that the normal intake gets blocked. There seems to be at least 2 different alternate air door locations. The one that my intake is styled for puts the door between the filter and the cowl intake. With this setup you get filtered air even with the alternate door open. This is good if the cowl intake hole get stopped up but no good if the air filter gets stopped up. With the other one the door is located after the air filter. With this setup you get unfiltered air with the door open. What are the odds of the cowl intake getting stopped up but the air filter still being not stopped up? All of the certified planes I can remember had the door after the filter. I hope this makes sense.
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Old 12-21-2015, 10:33 AM
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Hello Darin,

The only thing I managed with the springs from the kit is on those pics. It is not a good solution..I don't understand. Please Help !


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Old 12-21-2015, 10:57 AM
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Sylvian, I think you are on the right track. The difference between your configuration and mine is that in mine I have the hinge eyelets on the inside of "bowl" (hinge flipped over). I also use both springs to keep the door shut unless the inlet gets blocked. I hope to get to the airport late this week and I should be able to pull the cowl and take some pictures for you.
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Old 12-21-2015, 11:37 AM
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Thank you very much Darin. It will help me very much !
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