There's oil in them engines

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To the pilots that fly in this, or similar areas, would you recommend
switching to a multiweight oil?

I'm a little bit further north, but I would go to multigrade.

If the answer to the above question is to change the oil, should I have it
changed before the trip up from Florida, or wait until I'm here in Virginia?

In Florida. It'll be a lot more comfortable to work there, and multigrade
handles the heat just as well as 100 does.

Where is a good place to buy oil online or somewhere in Virginia? I can't
seem to locate an oil distributor in Virginia that will sell aviation oil by
the case to individuals.

That's odd. Most Shell distributors don't have problems doing this. Anyway, I
sometimes buy from http://www.oil-store.com

Okay, this one is only sorta oil related. Should I look into a preheater?
The airplane will be housed in a non-heated hangar.

I would go with something like a 100 watt light bulb tucked under the cowl. I
don't think you need something as elaborate as a Tannis.

George Patterson
The desire for safety stands against every great and noble enterprise.

"G.R. Patterson III" wrote in message
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Okay, this one is only sorta oil related. Should I look into a
preheater?
The airplane will be housed in a non-heated hangar.

I would go with something like a 100 watt light bulb tucked under the
cowl. I
don't think you need something as elaborate as a Tannis.

In Virginia during the winter? What does the temp drop to out there? Only a
light bulb? Even with a thermal cover that sounds like lighting a room with
a candle.


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

"Matt Barrow" wrote in message
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In Virginia during the winter? What does the temp drop to out there? Only
a
light bulb? Even with a thermal cover that sounds like lighting a room
with
a candle.

Bad analogy. Candles and similar concoctions have worked just fine to light
up rooms for thousands of years, and continue to work just fine for quite a
few people on the planet.

Ever put your hand on a hot light bulb? Given a nice cover, I would think
the bulb would do a great job of keeping the engine cozy during those long
winter nights....

"Juan Jimenez" wrote in message
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"Matt Barrow" wrote in message
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In Virginia during the winter? What does the temp drop to out there?
Only
a
light bulb? Even with a thermal cover that sounds like lighting a room
with
a candle.

Bad analogy. Candles and similar concoctions have worked just fine to
light
up rooms for thousands of years, and continue to work just fine for quite
a
few people on the planet.

Gee...then why did Edison bother to invent the light bulb, and why in hell
did we develop central heating?

Ever put your hand on a hot light bulb? Given a nice cover, I would think
the bulb would do a great job of keeping the engine cozy during those long
winter nights....

Have you even put your hand on a hot engine housing?


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

"Matt Barrow" wrote in message
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Gee...then why did Edison bother to invent the light bulb

He hated his sister Sylvania, who made a fortune in the candle business.

and why in hell did we develop central heating?

Probably for reasons that have nothing to do with aviation oil and cold
days.

Ever put your hand on a hot light bulb? Given a nice cover, I would think
the bulb would do a great job of keeping the engine cozy during those
long
winter nights....

Have you even put your hand on a hot engine housing?

Matt, think about what you are saying, please. Oil doesn't have to be at
_engine operating_ temperature to ensure that when the engine starts, it
starts to do its job quicker than if it where thickened by low temperature.
No commercial engine heater brings oil to anywhere near normal flight
operating temps. They just warm it up to something approaching room
temperature so it will flow easier when the engine starts. The only reason
you buy a commercial engine/sump heater is because you want the process to
go faster, but you can accomplish the same goal by imparting the same energy
to the engine compartment, just a little bit at a time, overnight, with a
cozy blanket over it to keep all those happy, excited, bouncing molecules in
one place.

...and to answer your question, yes, hundreds of times in the last 30 years
or so since I started flying. Goes with the territory.

Juan

"Matt Barrow" wrote in message
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"Juan Jimenez" wrote in message
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"Matt Barrow" wrote in message
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In Virginia during the winter? What does the temp drop to out there?
Only
a
light bulb? Even with a thermal cover that sounds like lighting a room
with
a candle.

Bad analogy. Candles and similar concoctions have worked just fine to
light
up rooms for thousands of years, and continue to work just fine for
quite
a
few people on the planet.

Gee...then why did Edison bother to invent the light bulb, and why in hell
did we develop central heating?

Ever put your hand on a hot light bulb? Given a nice cover, I would
think
the bulb would do a great job of keeping the engine cozy during those
long
winter nights....

Have you even put your hand on a hot engine housing?


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


Actually Mattt a 100W bulb will keep a well covered engine toasty warm down
into the teens. Edison's invention is better at generating heat than light.
That's why so many alternatives to the incandescent bulb have been invented.