---------------------------------------------------------- RotaxEngines-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Sun 12/02/07: 1 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 10:19 PM - Re: Re: 912 oil filters (Larry Boone) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 10:19:25 PM PST US From: "Larry Boone" Subject: Re: RotaxEngines-List: Re: 912 oil filters Sorry for a late reply. I believe what I practiced in Alaska could be helpful to the discussion of oil filters, oil viscosity, and preheating in cold weather. For airplanes in general, I would use a cowl blanket and cover the engine cowl well. Then insert an electric heater that had a fan low into the engine compartment and preheat the engine one hour for every ten degrees below twenty degrees F. If it was 30 degrees below F, I would preheat for five hours. You have to make sure the oil pan is heated. If that was difficult, some airplane owners attached an oil pan heater to the bottom of the oil pan. We would also place a electric heater with fan in the cockpit to warm up the radios and instruments. With cars, we used electric engine block heaters, oil pan heaters, battery blankets, trickle chargers for the same amount of time. Larry Boone Kitfox V in progress Rotax 912 ULS ----- Original Message ----- From: "Roger Lee" Sent: Thursday, November 22, 2007 8:03 AM Subject: RotaxEngines-List: Re: 912 oil filters > > Hi All, > > HAPPY THANKSGIVING > WHAT A GREAT DAY TO BE ALIVE! > > Hi Noel, > > With your car do you use a block heater? > I know the people who live in the extreme cold climates down to 0F or > lower have different issues. Preheating an engine with a blanket style > heater or any method to keep the engine warmer on very cold days would > certainly help. In my post I tried to qualify the temp range from > 20F-100F. This I would think is the more normal day to day operation > around the US during the year. Extremes during some debates should be > considered, but realize they are out of the average day to day operating > parameters and special consideration or a new debate on the extreme should > be talked about. People in the extremes should take special precautions > when operating their Rotax or any engine. > > > Everyone have a good day! > > -------- > Roger Lee > Tucson, Az. > > > Read this topic online here: > > http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=147927#147927 > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Other Matronics Email List Services ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post A New Message rotaxengines-list@matronics.com UN/SUBSCRIBE http://www.matronics.com/subscription List FAQ http://www.matronics.com/FAQ/RotaxEngines-List.htm Web Forum Interface To Lists http://forums.matronics.com Matronics List Wiki http://wiki.matronics.com Full Archive Search Engine http://www.matronics.com/search 7-Day List Browse http://www.matronics.com/browse/rotaxengines-list Browse Digests http://www.matronics.com/digest/rotaxengines-list Browse Other Lists http://www.matronics.com/browse Live Online Chat! http://www.matronics.com/chat Archive Downloading http://www.matronics.com/archives Photo Share http://www.matronics.com/photoshare Other Email Lists http://www.matronics.com/emaillists Contributions http://www.matronics.com/contribution ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- These Email List Services are sponsored solely by Matronics and through the generous Contributions of its members.