cheeselion
Member
Another dumb question from the new owner. I have carb heat via one of these heat muffs, connected straight to the opening of my airbox (no standoff type adapter, since there's no ram air I suppose).
On the ground and at low speeds in flight, it's effective -- I see several degrees of temperature rise on my carb temp gauge. But at cruise, I don't see any temperature change at all.
Is it possible the ram air speed at cruise is forcing the door open? Or does the brain trust have any other ideas? Flying around here in the PNW with no carb heat in winter sketches me out. I should never have installed that temp gauge, then I would have remained blissfully ignorant (I don't think I've ever actually had ice in it)!
On the ground and at low speeds in flight, it's effective -- I see several degrees of temperature rise on my carb temp gauge. But at cruise, I don't see any temperature change at all.
Is it possible the ram air speed at cruise is forcing the door open? Or does the brain trust have any other ideas? Flying around here in the PNW with no carb heat in winter sketches me out. I should never have installed that temp gauge, then I would have remained blissfully ignorant (I don't think I've ever actually had ice in it)!