RVG8tor
Well Known Member
I have to post a big thank you to a good company, Plane Innovations. I bought a stainless heat valve from ACS that had engine side actuation. When I received the valve in the mail I realized that it was not going to work. The valve is in two parts that bolt together with the firewall in between. It fits the pre-cut hole in the firewall perfectly but, the RV-8 has a vertical firewall support that bisects where the interior half of the valve has to go. I wanted the flange on the inside because I want to being the heat forward to an eyeball vent, you can't do that with the cockpit side valve.
I called Paul Bowmar to get some ideas on how I might make the valve work. He offed to take the valve I bought back and he would do one for me with the interior hose flange welded to the outer part of the valve, straight exchange, just a modest shipping charge was all I paid. I had to do was open the firewall hole a bit to take the beaded flange and it worked perfectly. The outer part bolts to the firewall just like that 2 piece version but now the interior side hose flange is welded to the back side of the firewall part. I put a bead of the provided firewall sealer round the flange base and bolted it in place.
Thanks Paul for the great customer service.
I called Paul Bowmar to get some ideas on how I might make the valve work. He offed to take the valve I bought back and he would do one for me with the interior hose flange welded to the outer part of the valve, straight exchange, just a modest shipping charge was all I paid. I had to do was open the firewall hole a bit to take the beaded flange and it worked perfectly. The outer part bolts to the firewall just like that 2 piece version but now the interior side hose flange is welded to the back side of the firewall part. I put a bead of the provided firewall sealer round the flange base and bolted it in place.
Thanks Paul for the great customer service.