Gary Buster wrote:

I am wondering if others have experience based opinions regarding how to

plumb a cockpit heater with the coolant system...

Do you use the water or the oil system to heat the exchanger in the

cockpit?  (Or do you trust the exhaust to not leak and just heat up an
exhaust manifold can and duct it inwards... not very safe in my opinion!)

Do you use a valve or do you let it run/ cycle all the time.

Would you use a fan to just recycle the cockpit air, or do you use a

duct of external vent air to blow over the exchanger?

Just thinking about these things ya know!!

Gary Buster
Tyler, Texas

Gary, I use a small (6x8) aluminum oil cooler with a 12 v fan blowing

through the fins to provide heat (you could certainly use ram air as well,
however then you are continously heating outside air). I recirculate the
cockpit air through the unit.  .  I have it plumbed to the radiator with a
cutoff valve. I would strongly suggest one as should a leak develop this
would enable you to shut off the hot water.  I would not use the oil as the
potential damage of having hot water in your cockpit is one thing, hot oil
is much worst in my opinion.

Ed Anderson.

 
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