Jeff you are 100 percent correct.And it is to divert air around the filter and not anything like carb heat.It is more of a bypass valve.
Bob Glidden Eminence,Indiana KR2S N181FW (building) Corvair 110 glid...@ccrtc.com > Bob, > I believe that if you check out a KCAB Citabria or a Decathelon, you'll > find an alternate air selector so you can switch away from the filtered > air. Other aircraft later added a spring loaded flapper behind the air > filter so the engine could still draw air should the filter freeze over > or become plugged for any other reason. > > Jeff Scott > > _______________________________________ > Search the KRnet Archives at http://www.maddyhome.com/krsrch/index.jsp > to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@mylist.net > please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html >