Oil weight question and cold weather

"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
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Around here (MN) we don't usually get that much engine corrosion damage
but I have seen what I now recognize as cold start damage as being more
common.

Bingo. Those who say it's bad to leave your pre-heater plugged in often
ignore the fact that the alternative is to fly without pre-heat.

Question: Can a dipstick heater be used safely on an aircraft engine? Does
it help much? See eBay item 8006970279.

-Greg B.

N93332 wrote:

Question: Can a dipstick heater be used safely on an aircraft engine? Does
it help much? See eBay item 8006970279.

I cannot imagine how a dipstick heater alone could adequately heat all the
oil that settled at the bottom or that in the cylinders, especially if the
air is very, very cold (0 degrees F or lower).

--
Peter
























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Question: Can a dipstick heater be used safely on an aircraft engine?
Does
it help much? See eBay item 8006970279.

I cannot imagine how a dipstick heater alone could adequately heat all the
oil that settled at the bottom or that in the cylinders, especially if the
air is very, very cold (0 degrees F or lower).

I agree with Peter. When it gets cold in our neck of the woods (more so in
Minnesota, where you are), a dipstick heater would heat the oil for maybe a
couple of inches around the dipstick.

The rest of the oil would still be like jello.

Get a Tanis heater. They're really cheap -- compared to a new engine.
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"