Fairchild Club Forum

> All,
>
> Be careful on the oil dipsticks, get a good one. Some will get to hot and
> burn the oil and you will have excessive wear of the metal parts. It will
> break down the oil. The best way to go is the heated pad on the back side of
> the tank. Bond it on, plug it in to the 110 socket and forget about it.
> See the following web site for pad preheaters.
> http://kennoncovers.com/aircraft_preheating_options.htm
>
> Jamie S. Treat A&P/IA
>
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> Hi All,
>
> Winter is coming on quick in Idaho. Al Rice suggests
> using a dipstick heater for pre-heat; Jamie suggests
> a glue on
> heat pad.
>
> I'm flying a 24G, which is powered by a 145 Warner.
> I like the idea of putting a pad on the oil tank,
> but I had to
> gulp when I saw the price of the SYMTEC preheaters
> Jamie linked to: $199 to $229. The are FMA/PMA for
> "600 engines"
> (Warner's???). I have seen other pad heaters
> advertised in Trade A Plane for about $170, but
> that's still steep
> freight for what looks an awful lot like a standard
> $50 or less automotive heating pad.
>
> Does the addition of such a heater requre an STC? If
> so, the dipstick heater route seems much less
> expensive (and you
> save the weight, too).
>
> Who makes the best dipstick heater?
>
> Dan
>
>
>
> jstreat360@aol.com wrote:
>
> > All,
> >
> > Be careful on the oil dipsticks, get a good one.
> Some will get to hot and
> > burn the oil and you will have excessive wear of
> the metal parts. It will
> > break down the oil. The best way to go is the
> heated pad on the back side of
> > the tank. Bond it on, plug it in to the 110 socket
> and forget about it.
> > See the following web site for pad preheaters.
> >
>

> >
> > Jamie S. Treat A&P/IA
> >
> > Visit my Web Site:
> >

> Restoration & Repair
> >
> > Meet my Family
> >

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