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* Temps are RISE ABOVE AMBIENT after 12 hrs, on our Cherokee 235 with Lyc 0-540. Aircraft was in our unheated hanger, the air inlets were plugged with foam rubber cowl plugs, the cowling was covered with a blanket which laid over the top and hung about halfway down the sides, and the sump had 9 qts of oil. The temperatures were obtained by a calibrated digital thermometer with a remote probe inserted between the top two fins on the center left cylinder, and a second probe dropped down the oil filler tube with the tip suspended at the 4.5 qt level.

 

 

Actual temps on our Cherokee 235 with Lyc 0-540. Aircraft was in our unheated hanger, the air inlets were plugged with foam rubber cowl plugs, the cowling was covered with a blanket which laid over the top and hung about halfway down the sides, and the sump had 9 qts of oil. The temperatures were obtained by a calibrated digital thermometer with a remote probe inserted between the top two fins on the center left cylinder, and a second probe dropped down the oil filler tube with the tip suspended at the 4.5 qt level.

 

Standard System 50 watt band heaters clamp around the cylinders and a 100 watt aluminum HotStrip element epoxies to the oil sump (epoxy included). Heats your engine about 80F above ambient overnight. Oil Cooler Heater Option APPLICATIONS LIST & ORDERING INFO
XP System XP means "Xtra Performance". This is our best system, doubles the wattage of the Standard System for faster heating and colder climates. 100 watts per cylinder + 200 watts on the oil sump. Heats your engine about 120F above ambient overnight. Thermostat limits oil to 190F Oil Cooler Heater Option APPLICATIONS LIST & ORDERING INFO
HotStrip Oil Sump Heater System Two 100 watt aluminum heaters epoxy to the oil sump. (Epoxy included)   Thermostat limits oil to 190F Oil Cooler Heater Option APPLICATIONS LIST & ORDERING INFO NOTE - the aluminum HotStrip elements must be installed on a flat surface. For small Continental engines with the oval oil sump (kidney tank), see here Oval Oil Sump Heaters

This is what the system looks like on a Lycoming 360.  Note the band heaters around the cylinders, plugged into the harness which is clamped to the top center of the crankcase.  The AC plug can be mounted wherever you like but on this engine it is clamped by the front right cylinder so the extension cord can be plugged in through the air inlet.

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