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Subject: Re: [LML] Re: Reiff Airplane Preheat Systems (TSIO550)
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'"Here is my 30 dollar solution."'

My solution is even cheaper and simpler but seems to work well, although I'm in
Dallas which doesn't stay in the 20 degree temp range for extended periods.  I
have a drop light with a 100 watt halogen bulb (burns hot) that I slide into
the engine compartment from the bottom rear cowling opening.

I trigger it with a little "Thermo-Cube" device that I got from Sportys.  I plug
the Thermo-Cube into the wall socket and the drop light into the Thermo-Cube,
and around 35 degrees it allows the drop light to kick on, and of course turns
off the drop light above 35 degrees.  Combine that with a blanket over the
engine cowl and it keeps the engine pretty warm.

After the drop light has been on a few hours I can open the oil access door on
top of the cowl and feel heat coming out.  It probably wouldn't work too well
in the frigid north, but it works well enough down in Texas.

Matt McManus
LNC2 360