Engine Preheater - any good?

"Rosspilot" wrote in message
...
. After 3 hours, it's ready
to go.

3 Hours? Way too long.
I still use (and love) my trusty Red Dragon.

Last Friday it was 6 degrees when I had to do a shoot . . . preheated for
an
hour and ready to go . . . warm as toast.


I believe such products (this thing, Reiff, Tanis) are for over-night warm
ups, not spur of the moment.


--
Matt
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Matthew W. Barrow
Site-Fill Homes, LLC.
Montrose, CO

In article , "Matt Barrow"
writes:

I believe such products (this thing, Reiff, Tanis) are for over-night warm
ups, not spur of the moment.


Why so? I find that my Tannis does a pretty good job after and hour or two.
After all, you don't have to get the engine up to operating temp. If I have
raised the engine temp 20 or 30 deg I have done a lot of good.

Chuck

"PaulaJay1" wrote in message
...
In article , "Matt Barrow"
writes:

I believe such products (this thing, Reiff, Tanis) are for over-night
warm
ups, not spur of the moment.


Why so? I find that my Tannis does a pretty good job after and hour or
two.
After all, you don't have to get the engine up to operating temp. If I
have
raised the engine temp 20 or 30 deg I have done a lot of good.


Same with my Reiff. But around here, quite often, raising the temp 20
degrees would still not have it above freezing. :~(

Every little bit helps, even the old "light bulb in the engine compartment".
Thanks, but as so many have pointed out, you do more damage to an engine in
the first minutes of a very cold start than in 100 hours (or so) of cruising
at high speed.

For a turbo'ed (or turbonormalized) plant, the effect can be even more
devastating.

It's also nice to come into an engine compartment that's 80 degrees and have
the cabin heater kick out nice warm air from the 'git go.



Once again, every little bit helps.

Last Friday it was 6 degrees when I had to do a shoot . . . preheated for
an
hour and ready to go . . . warm as toast.


I believe such products (this thing, Reiff, Tanis) are for over-night warm
ups, not spur of the moment.


I am tied down outside--no hangar, no power. I've had a Tanis heater since
owning the plane (it came with it) but it's useless to me.
www.Rosspilot.com

Lee,

We're tied down outside, too, but we recently scored a tiedown next to a new
hangar when it was put up and several of the tiedowns (ours included) were
moved. The new hanger has outside power outlets five feet from our wingtip!
That's the main reason we're thinking about a simple preheater - nearby
power.

We would have had to run an extension cord across a taxiway where we were
before. Not practical.

--
Bob (Chief Pilot, White Knuckle Airways)


"Rosspilot" wrote in message
...
Last Friday it was 6 degrees when I had to do a shoot . . . preheated
for
an
hour and ready to go . . . warm as toast.


I believe such products (this thing, Reiff, Tanis) are for over-night
warm
ups, not spur of the moment.


I am tied down outside--no hangar, no power. I've had a Tanis heater
since
owning the plane (it came with it) but it's useless to me.
www.Rosspilot.com