Glen, I have engine baffels made from GPAS templates and have aircraft silicon baffel seals. My upper engine baffels are very tight I was referring in my previous message to the use of tubing to run from the cold air intage in the lower cowl to supply freash air to the carb. I seen a few gyys at gathering who had done this. My impression is that this tube running from the carb filter exyending out the front of the lower cowl will insure that excess air does not enter the lower cowl area thereby upsetting the lower pressure needed in the lower cowl see Larry's 0200 powered KR. He uses a 0200 air cleaner n air cleaner box ducting n I bet to make sure excess air does not enter the lower cowl. I and my KR came originally from way up north. I think I never noticed higher temps in the past because I was in much cooler climate then I have been since I noticed the oil temp issue. Funny, I noticed that as soon as I moved here. Imagine that. Ok, its been dumb of me. Going to seal off that lower intake Saturday and see what happens to the oil temps.
Jeff How bout Georgetown (27K) for 2012 !!! -----Original Message----- From: Glenn Martin <rep...@martekmississippi.com> Sent: Thursday, September 16, 2010 2:47 PM To: KRnet <kr...@mylist.net> Subject: Re: KR> still struggeling with high oil temps VW 2180 Jeff York wrote: > Some of the KR's at the gathering which had cold air intakes simular to > mine had some type of tubular runner sealing them. You need to purchasethe EAA book "Tony Bingelis on Engines". That has a lot of info you need. Chapter 4 in particular is about engine baffling, You can make those rubber seals you saw out of fiberglass strips (multiple layers imprgneted with high temp silicone RTV). Use a squeegee and waxed paper to layup the finished sides for a smooth rubber seal and cut to the desired size and shape after it cures. how they are installed is very important. -- Glenn Martin KR2 N1333A 13238 Hudson-Krohn Rd. Biloxi, MS, 39532 rep...@martekmississippi.com _______________________________________ 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
