Engine Bearing Air Scoops

[D Suding]

> In a message dated 6/23/2003 7:01:23 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
> patterndude at attbi.com writes:
>
>
>> Subj:Re: Engine Bearing Air Scoops
>> Date:6/23/2003 7:01:23 PM Eastern Daylight Time
>> From:<A HREF="mailto:patterndude at attbi.com">patterndude at attbi.com</A>
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>>
>> Randy,
>> Be careful of your info.  That may appear true in cooler areas, but in
>> TExas
>>
>> the WEbras can't be idled long on the ground or they will over heat
>> and die.
>>
>> Then it takes a long time for them to cool enough to run them.  It is
>> common
>>
>> for owners to keep the engine at mid throttle while walking it out to
>> the  runway just to keep it cool before takeoff.  THis is not
>> necesarily a major  problem as long as you deal with it.
>>
>
> Geez Lance,
>
> maybe my Webra doesn't know it's a webra then. Mine will idle as long as
> I  want in sunny FLA in the summer heat. And have flown it in "cold"
> weather also  (45 deg) and it does fine; I change nothing to the cooling
> set-up of the  engine.
>
> It's not north TX for sure but is close to south TX


You forgot about the "Manure Pit Effect" that you jist don't get in FLA ;-)



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