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Re: Engine bay warmer
PostPosted:Sat Oct 17, 2020 3:15 pm
by TheFarmer
Dunno, that’s only a by-product of why I’m doing it. But there must be benefits to engines to start up at 25 degrees compared to 0 degrees.
Re: Engine bay warmer
PostPosted:Sat Oct 17, 2020 5:20 pm
by Crash one
Every component in an engine is manufactured to a dimensional tolerance at (21.5deg C if I remember right). So there will be variations in dimensional shrinkage depending on the bulk of each component.
Effectively, nothing fits properly until working temp is reached.
Re: Engine bay warmer
PostPosted:Sat Oct 17, 2020 7:32 pm
by TheFarmer
I just want to be able to get airborne without a 15 minute wait!
As for which bit heats up faster than the other, I’m not really that worried about that bit.
Re: Engine bay warmer
PostPosted:Sat Oct 17, 2020 8:14 pm
by Crash one
Just sayin that’s how it gets wore out
Re: Engine bay warmer
PostPosted:Sat Oct 17, 2020 8:18 pm
by oldbiggincfi
TheFarmer wrote:I just want to be able to get airborne without a 15 minute wait!
Lucky you - for most of us that would be less than normal
Re: Engine bay warmer
PostPosted:Sat Oct 17, 2020 8:22 pm
by oldbiggincfi
TheFarmer wrote:As for which bit heats up faster than the other
The cockpit to get rid of the condensation .
Not fun with ice on the inside .
Re: Engine bay warmer
PostPosted:Sat Oct 17, 2020 8:32 pm
by Miscellaneous
I have to say it's unaccpeable in 2020 that the modern aviation engine lacks temp control.
Re: Engine bay warmer
PostPosted:Sat Oct 17, 2020 9:38 pm
by Peter Kelly
Slight thread drift (and may be too modern and high-tech for Mr Farmer) but I’m using remote switching via the internet and Moes devices for a few things around the hangar and workshop. You do of course need a working WiFi set up but it makes switching things on and off from home a piece of cake. On a really cold morning I can switch the workshop heater on before I leave home and enjoy an extra productive hour when I arrive.