Our newly completed RV10 now has 3.5 hours flight time, and our pilot has reported that the tunnel that runs between the seats gets very hot, almost too hot to touch.
Is this something that other RV10's are experiencing? I spoke to Scott at Vans on the phone yesterday and they have the same problem on the prototype. He suggested adding insulation on the inside of the tunnel against the firewall, and even adding a blast tube into the tunnel from the baffling above the engine.
We are also concerned that this heated tunnel may be creating an occasional fuel vapor lock condition. Sometimes during throttle-back and slow flight, the engine get's a little rough until more power and fuel flow is added. We are thinking the fuel lines inside the tunnel are being super heated.
Any ideas,
Brent
Is this something that other RV10's are experiencing? I spoke to Scott at Vans on the phone yesterday and they have the same problem on the prototype. He suggested adding insulation on the inside of the tunnel against the firewall, and even adding a blast tube into the tunnel from the baffling above the engine.
We are also concerned that this heated tunnel may be creating an occasional fuel vapor lock condition. Sometimes during throttle-back and slow flight, the engine get's a little rough until more power and fuel flow is added. We are thinking the fuel lines inside the tunnel are being super heated.
Any ideas,
Brent
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