----[Please read http://ercoupers.com/disclaimer.htm before following any advice in this forum.]---- Hank, You can see from personal experience the temps change none or so minute you can not tell it. If it is not in the required equipment list in the TCDS, it does not matter if it had one from the mfg. or not, it will not be required. It is in the case of the ercoupe an ornament to beautify. If needed for cooling, it would be on required eqpt. list. So you have proven from you experience, it is not necessary. Bob Parker Mena, AR.
----- Original Message ----- From: Hank Gallagher <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, October 03, 2001 6:58 PM Subject: Re: [COUPERS] Flying without spinner and hot engine? ----[Please read http://ercoupers.com/disclaimer.htm before following any advice in this forum.]---- Ed, I went through several spinners and back plates a couple of years ago and finally 86 them all and use a skull cap on the prop. Saw a Coupe hanging in the museum in College Park with polished prop and skull cap. No increase in temps whatever. Cheap and easy fix. Hank Gallagher 47HG Austin TX ----- Original Message ----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, October 03, 2001 10:32 AM Subject: [COUPERS] Flying without spinner and hot engine? ----[Please read http://ercoupers.com/disclaimer.htm before following any advice in this forum.]---- I flew the Coupe yesterday to the hangar, with an instructor onboard, to the hangar about 20 minutes away. The spinner bulkhead had been discovered cracked in the annual so I had it as well as the spinner bulkhead removed. About 10 minutes into the flight RPM went to 1900 with the engine running very rough. We powered back as we approached a local airport and the engine smoothed out. We landed and inspected with no visible problem. We took off, climbed to 3000AGL over the airport and finished the hop. The onboard instructor was also an A&P and said we might have stuck a valve on a hot cylinder due to the missing spinner not directing air properly into the cowl. Anyone else had this experience with a spinner off? Thanks ED ------=extPart_000_00AD_01C14C3D.6CE445E0-- ==^================================================================ EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?aVxiLm.aVzvvT Or send an email To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] This email was sent to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^================================================================ ------=extPart_000_00FB_01C14C43.07B4E520--
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