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ENGINE PRE HEATER FOR WINTER


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If you are going to spend that kind of money I would just install a Tanis. It works well, and goes where the airplane goes. just take an extension cord.

 I have used a $20 Patton heater from Wal Mart, a home made plenum, and some ducting from the hardware store for several years. There are others around the airport that do the same. For about $40 and an afternoons work you can have something that will do the same as what you linked to.

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6 hours ago, Tom Baker said:

If you are going to spend that kind of money I would just install a Tanis. It works well, and goes where the airplane goes. just take an extension cord.

 I have used a $20 Patton heater from Wal Mart, a home made plenum, and some ducting from the hardware store for several years. There are others around the airport that do the same. For about $40 and an afternoons work you can have something that will do the same as what you linked to.

This is what I made for my Cherokee 235 years ago.   It worked well and was like $30.   Put it on a timer.   4-6 hours would be toasty (in Alabama but it does get 20 or below).   PB040011.thumb.JPG.0dceaabf503901f9d119e17c245ebc01.JPGPB040010.thumb.JPG.d8d2cded1e306373f1ddb44ec7ddc8c4.JPGPB040011.thumb.JPG.8c3185b7341097d6033bea133840a1dc.JPGPB040009.thumb.JPG.fcc1c070818ce886ef64f46040d808bb.JPGPB050012.thumb.JPG.b2072c61018ea2bbd3cc519297c98e88.JPG

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My Cherokee originally had an oil pan heater.  I left it on a few days and turned the oil black.  After that I made the Walmart dry air heater and used it for years without any problems.  To me it is easy to use and keeps everything under the cowl warm.  Just my opinion.

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