Cessna air vents

Michelle wrote:
Open the window?

That's one of a few options.

In every one of the hundred or so Cessnas I've been in, that doesn't
move a lot of air into the cabin, though.

I don't think it would work as well at clearing smoke out of my face as
the overhead vents, but maybe it might perhaps. I can think of only
one way to find out.

Ever see Goldfinger?

"Michelle" wrote in message
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Open the window?
Michelle

"Matt" wrote in message
m...
Hello everyone. It's getting a little chilly around here now; I have seen
the "ventubes" that are being sold for $75 apiece. Has anyone simply
taped
over the inlet in the wing root? I was thinking of giving this a try,
seeing that there is no real need for cold air ventilation at this time of
year.

Matt

My Cessna vents were made 58 years ago and don't leak a bit. Rebuild them
with new felt and they should work just like new.

Dave Stadt wrote:
"Matt" wrote in message
m...

Hello everyone. It's getting a little chilly around here now; I have seen
the "ventubes" that are being sold for $75 apiece. Has anyone simply

taped

over the inlet in the wing root? I was thinking of giving this a try,
seeing that there is no real need for cold air ventilation at this time of
year.

Matt


My Cessna vents were made 58 years ago and don't leak a bit. Rebuild them
with new felt and they should work just like new.



Yes, I rebuilt the one's on my 67 Skylane and they sealed well after that.

Matt

Matt wrote:
Hello everyone. It's getting a little chilly around here now; I have seen
the "ventubes" that are being sold for $75 apiece. Has anyone simply taped
over the inlet in the wing root?

I've seen some people use duct tape for this. It tends to leave a residue that's
difficult to get off later, but it works. Other people stuff foam rubber plugs
in the holes.

Both of these techniques leave you with one problem. The OAT gauge is in one of
those vents. Plug the vent, the gauge reads high once the cabin warms up.

George Patterson
Coffee is only a way of stealing time that should by rights belong to
your slightly older self.

George Patterson wrote:

Matt wrote:

Hello everyone. It's getting a little chilly around here now; I have
seen the "ventubes" that are being sold for $75 apiece. Has anyone
simply taped over the inlet in the wing root?


I've seen some people use duct tape for this. It tends to leave a
residue that's difficult to get off later, but it works. Other people
stuff foam rubber plugs in the holes.

Both of these techniques leave you with one problem. The OAT gauge is in
one of those vents. Plug the vent, the gauge reads high once the cabin
warms up.

Yes, and given how easy it is to fix the vents properly, I've always
wondered why folks wanted to kludge it.


Matt

I bought the $75 Ventubes and put them in w/ my mechanic in less than an
hour. I did it to solve this problem. They work fine and they solve the
problem completely. They come with the STC. Sporty's has much classier
(and much more expensive) ones.

DB

I got this sugestion off the CPA forum and it works quite well for the
cost. Go to walmart and buy a pack of sticky backed velcro for $5.
Apply the fuzzy half to the orange juice cans as weather stripping.

Helen