"Al" wrote in message
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We keep our Cessna 172 engine compartment/oil sump toasty warm with a 75
watt light bult and an arctic insulated nose cover. The oil drips off the
dipstick even below 0F. A small ceramic heater in the cabin during
pre-flight warms up the gyros and (very importantly) the windscreen, to
keep it from fogging up during our taxi to the runway. When I started it
at +2F a couple of weeks ago, I did need to use a couple extra shots of
prime to get enough gas to atomize. Oil pressure came up quickly.

The down side: during my descent into out destination, the cabin heat
diminished substantially. Brrrrr.

Al
1964 Skyhawk
SFF-Spokane, WA

To keep my airplane's oil flowing freely in the winter, I moved to Houston
:-)

Danny Deger