I am ready to install the cabin heat box on my model V. I would appreciate any help to locate this in a good place to provide the best heat possible. Pics of the install would be great.
You came to approximately the solution I did for the defroster - I had some cat tubing laying around and twisted it around the bottom of the heater core to direct some heat up on the windshield - it did the job - keeps the windshield clear now.
I think one of the big deals in keeping the cabin warm is to close up as many pneumonia holes in the cabin as you can - I took some measures to seal up the front of the floor where the firewall tucks under - also fabricated some plates with felt gaskets around the turtledeck slots for the flaperon horn holes .I can fly comfortably down to 10 below zero and I can't think of any reason I'd care to be out if it were colder than that.
does those fans can be run in revers? in invert the polarity of the courrent. if it dose, would it be too hot for the fan to suck the air true the radiator.
On your question regarding reversing the fans by reversing the polarity - since they are DC motors - should work but I don't see any reason to do that since blowing the air down through the core best serves to the purpose of getting the heat on the pilot and passenger rather than heating up the back of the instrument panel - since the fans are summetrical - it is easy enough to flip them over to blow up or down - but again, I don't see any reason to blow the air upward.
Folks.... needing some help with m Kitfox IV 582. The prior owner had a heater core installed in the cabin and I'd like to hook it back up. Question? Does it matter where you tap into the coolant system for both inlet and outlet to the heater core? If so, can you detail what the best setup is for max heat and maybe even add some pics of the engine-side setup not the heater core itself.
Cabin Heat help Model V.
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