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cookflys(at)yahoo.com
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Posted: Wed Oct 29, 2008 8:54 pm Post subject: cabin heater

My kit came with a small heater core with a computer fan attached to it. Is it worth the weight? Does it work okay?  The hookups use brass fittings that weigh a ton. Other safe options? 



Charles Cook 

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paul(at)eucleides.com
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Posted: Wed Oct 29, 2008 9:16 pm Post subject: cabin heater

On Wed, October 29, 2008 8:53 pm, charles cook wrote:

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		   My kit came with a small heater core with a computer fan attached to it. Is it worth

 the weight? Does it work okay?  The hookups use brass fittings that weigh a ton. Other

 safe options?


	


A few years ago Lowell posted some pictures of the baffles he made on his oil cooler

and IIRC used scat tube to duct heat in. He's got so much skill making stuff, it might

be hard to duplicate what he did but it sure looks nicely done. Those photos might

still be in the archives.



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eskflyer

Joined: 24 May 2007
Posts: 44
Location: AK

Posted: Thu Oct 30, 2008 5:44 pm Post subject: Re: cabin heater

what color pot scrubber should we use for this heater lol .

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Dick Maddux

Joined: 24 Jun 2008
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Posted: Fri Oct 31, 2008 4:46 am Post subject: cabin heater

Charles,

  My cabin heater is as you describe. It puts out more heat then my Triumph TR3 (which isn't much). Overall I would say it is worth it. I use it in the winter but then I am in Florida.

 And yes we do have a little winter here in the Panhandle. It gets down to the low 20's on occasion                                                      Dick Maddux

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darinh

Joined: 20 Apr 2006
Posts: 327
Location: Utah

Posted: Fri Oct 31, 2008 10:03 am Post subject: Re: cabin heater

My cabin heat comes from the same setup you have but uses two fans.  It puts out some serious heat...enough that I can usually just run the hot coolant through the heater core and don't even need to run the fans (this is down to about 40 degrees F ambient).  When it gets colder, I run the fan for 30 seconds to a minute and that is good for awhile.  I think I will put the switch for the fans on a potentiometer so I can vary the speed, that way I won't have to turn it on and off.  I also but a cable actuated shut-off valve in the supply line so I don't get cooked in the summer months.

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patreilly43(at)hotmail.co
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Posted: Fri Oct 31, 2008 2:48 pm Post subject: cabin heater

Darin C Where did you get the shut-off valve? Does it reroute the fluid flow by blocking one passage C or does it simply open the heater circuit? I need to set one up on my Mod 3.

  

 Pat Reilly

 Mod 3 582 Rebuild

 Rockford C IL

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 From: gerns25(at)netscape.net

 Date: Fri C 31 Oct 2008 11:03:28 -0700

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 My cabin heat comes from the same setup you have but uses two fans. It buts out some serious heat...enough that I can usually just run the hot coolant through the heater core and not even need to run the fans (this is down to about 40 degrees F ambient). When it gets colder C I run the fan for 30 seconds to a minute and that is good for awhile. I think I will put the switch for the fans on a potentiometer so I can vary the speed that way I won't have to turn it on and off. I also but a cable actuated shut-off valve in the supply line so I don't get cooked in the summer months.

 

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darinh

Joined: 20 Apr 2006
Posts: 327
Location: Utah

Posted: Fri Oct 31, 2008 8:49 pm Post subject: Re: cabin heater

Pat,



I got the shut off valve and cable from Napa auto parts.  I don't recall the part number but it was a stock item and I went through what they had until I found one that fit.  It simply closes the heater circuit when shut.  So far it has worked like a champ.

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Kaysville, Utah

michaega(at)verizon.net
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Posted: Sat Nov 01, 2008 9:06 am Post subject: cabin heater

I think the shut off valve from Napa ($20?) is probably # 6601141 5/8" with the cable in-line to the hose. Kragen Auto # 74627 sells for around $15. You can see pictures on their Web sites.

  

 George



 

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darinh

Joined: 20 Apr 2006
Posts: 327
Location: Utah

Posted: Sat Nov 01, 2008 11:38 am Post subject: Re: cabin heater

I couldn't find the Napa part # on their website but the one listed on Partsamerica.com (#74627) is the exact valve I used.  Here is a pic of it from their website and a pic installed in my bird.  The supplied 1/2" coolant hose took a bit of coaxing to get over the 5/8" barbed ends of the valve but with a little lubricant they will go on.

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Darin Hawkes
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msm_9949(at)yahoo.com
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Posted: Sun Nov 02, 2008 5:48 pm Post subject: cabin heater

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 1970 Doge Truck heater valve Napa part # Bk 6601141 $20.00 5/8 hose size, in-line cable operated. Kragen auto parts # 74627 $13.00 

  

 Marco Menezes N99KX

 Model 2 582-90 C-Box 3:1

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Subject: Re: cabin heater

To: kitfox-list(at)matronics.com

Date: Saturday, November 1, 2008, 12:49 AM



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Pat,



I got the shut off valve and cable from Napa auto parts.  I don't recall

the part number but it was a stock item and I went through what they had until I

found one that fit.  It simply closes the heater circuit when shut.  So far it

has worked like a champ.



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Darin Hawkes

Series 7 (Phase 1 - Flight Testing)

914 Turbo

Kaysville, Utah





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patreilly43(at)hotmail.co
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Posted: Sun Nov 02, 2008 6:34 pm Post subject: cabin heater

I ordered one from Kragen. But C they are $19.

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 Pat Reilly

 Mod 3 582 Rebuild

 Rockford CIL 

   

 Date: Sun C 2 Nov 2008 17:48:03 -0800

From: msm_9949(at)yahoo.com

Subject: Re: Re: cabin heater

To: kitfox-list(at)matronics.com

     Saved from a previous post:

  

 1970 Doge Truck heater valve Napa part # Bk 6601141 $20.00 5/8 hose size C in-line cable operated. Kragen auto parts # 74627 $13.00 

  

 Marco Menezes N99KX

 Model 2 582-90 C-Box 3:1

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Subject: Re: cabin heater

To: kitfox-list(at)matronics.com

Date: Saturday C November 1 C 2008 C 12:49 AM



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Pat C



I got the shut off valve and cable from Napa auto parts.  I don't recall

the part number but it was a stock item and I went through what they had until I

found one that fit.  It simply closes the heater circuit when shut.  So far it

has worked like a champ.



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Darin Hawkes

Series 7 (Phase 1 - Flight Testing)

914 Turbo

Kaysville C Utah





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patreilly43(at)hotmail.co
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Posted: Fri Nov 07, 2008 9:18 pm Post subject: cabin heater

Kitfoxers C Need more coolant plumbing help. Thank you Darin and George. Received my 5/8" Kragen (Parts America) valve yesterday. Now I need 2(at) 1"x1"x5/8" tees to plumb in the heater core and a 1"x1"x1/4" tee to plumb in a "steam vent " line. My coolant tank doesn't have a provision to run the line to it. And C I don't want to spend what CPS wants for a new tank. Evidently the guy I bought the FWF 582 from didn't have a "steam" vent line. Anybody got a source for these tees?

  

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 Pat Reilly

 Mod 3 582 Rebuild

 Rockford C IL 

   

 Date: Sat C 1 Nov 2008 10:06:14 -0700

From: michaega(at)verizon.net

Subject: Re: Re: cabin heater

To: kitfox-list(at)matronics.com

  .ExternalClass DIV {;}     I think the shut off valve from Napa ($20?) is probably # 6601141 5/8" with the cable in-line to the hose. Kragen Auto # 74627 sells for around $15. You can see pictures on their Web sites.

  

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