JP62-RV6owner
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For the grimy UK weather, I just fitted a carb heat jacket to my RV-6 (this jacket: https://www.vansaircraft.com/cgi-bi...2-135&browse=heatvent&product=cabin-heat-muff)
I took the air supply for the carb heat from the baffle above cylinder 4, low down on the baffle to get some heat from the flow over the cylinder.
I also have a Dynon with carb heat sensor I just fitted.
At cruise power, I saw a 9 deg F rise in carb temperature when selecting carb heat. Now, that does not strike me as very effective.
I've had it suggested I should restrict the flow of air into the carb heat inlet, but this wont work - the rate of flow of air down there is more or less fixed by the engine and what it is drawing.
What sort of temp rise should I be seeing? Anyone faced this challenge?
JP
I took the air supply for the carb heat from the baffle above cylinder 4, low down on the baffle to get some heat from the flow over the cylinder.
I also have a Dynon with carb heat sensor I just fitted.
At cruise power, I saw a 9 deg F rise in carb temperature when selecting carb heat. Now, that does not strike me as very effective.
I've had it suggested I should restrict the flow of air into the carb heat inlet, but this wont work - the rate of flow of air down there is more or less fixed by the engine and what it is drawing.
What sort of temp rise should I be seeing? Anyone faced this challenge?
JP