top cowl - paint peeling on the underside

[A2022]

I just put some tape on the peeling locations. after 11 years, it's not too bad.

[bullojm1]

I've thought many times about covering the inside of my cowl with AL tape. 12" wide tape from Amazon for < $50 is what I am thinking:

https://www.amazon.com/BOMEI-PACK-Alumi ... B0CXMP2MDH

[A2022]

I've thought about that as well. I am wondering if the tape will fall off and then leave some residue. the tape I used is cheap alum tape. time will tell.

also, I don't think this is the best way to cool the battery after a flight. after doing this for several times, I noticed the cowl pins were difficult to remove. I think the fan drives a lot more heat into the top cowl area over the cylinders. it is probably better to force the cooling air in from the front cowl inlets. I will go back to just opening the oil fill door for cooling.

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