[AT] Oil and cold weather.

[Gene Dotson]

    Ron;

    Never flown behind a round motor. I did one time get a ride with Harold 
Johnson in his Waco. Probably the smoothest pilot I have ever flown with.

    Biggest engines I have flown were the GTIO 520's in a Cessna 421. Very 
temperamental engines and very critical on EGT and CHT temperatures. I 
really liked flying the 340's. Lot simpler systems.

    I always preheat the IO 360 Continental in my Maule at less than about 
35 degrees. Use a forced air kerosene heater at the rear cowl outlets so the 
oil gets the heat first.

    Our C-124's were a challenge to get started in cold weather and required 
2 heat carts with dual outlets to warm the engines. With ground power we 
could heat the cabin with the gasoline cabin heaters to a tolerable 
temperature while waiting for the engines to warm.

                    Gene


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ron Cook" <rlcook at longlines.com>
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Saturday, January 01, 2011 3:05 PM
Subject: Re: [AT] Oil and cold weather.


>I mentioned diluting the oil in the H Farmall the other day, so I could
> get it started the next morning to power an auger to load my truck.  My
> nephew looked at me like I was nuts or something.
>
> It probably wouldn't get warm enough on that job to evaporate the
> gasoline anyways.  I do wish I had poured a little diesel fuel in that
> oil, though.
>
> I made a rule to not go flying in the winter several years ago.:-)
> Almost all my flying hours are behind P&W radials.
> Ron Cook
> Salix, IA
>
> On 1/1/2011 6:38 AM, Gene Dotson wrote:
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