This is my first post on this great site. About 3 months ago I bought a flying -7. The airplane has been more fun and better transportation than I hoped it would be.
have way more time to fly in the winter than in any other time of the year. Up until 2 years ago I had a heated hanger and the airplane would be warm any time I need to fly. But now it sits in a cold hanger and I don't like to start cold airplanes. I bought a safe-heat sump heater, the smallest one, 4x4 inches with a 1x1 attached thermostat. My mistake was failing to see that the oil is carried in the sump above the intake tubes and I see no place to attach the heater that will be in contact with the part of the sump that has oil in it. The engine is a stock Cardinal RG lycoming IO 360 a1b6d angle valve.If anyone has installed the heater pad on one of these sumps I would love to see a photo.
Thanks in advance for all of the great information and ideas.
Dave
have way more time to fly in the winter than in any other time of the year. Up until 2 years ago I had a heated hanger and the airplane would be warm any time I need to fly. But now it sits in a cold hanger and I don't like to start cold airplanes. I bought a safe-heat sump heater, the smallest one, 4x4 inches with a 1x1 attached thermostat. My mistake was failing to see that the oil is carried in the sump above the intake tubes and I see no place to attach the heater that will be in contact with the part of the sump that has oil in it. The engine is a stock Cardinal RG lycoming IO 360 a1b6d angle valve.If anyone has installed the heater pad on one of these sumps I would love to see a photo.
Thanks in advance for all of the great information and ideas.
Dave