I was asking myself if living in FL would cause rust in an aircraft engine, and of course your Piper Cherokee was at one of my local airports... so glad i found this channel
There is a huge difference among engine heaters. The example you gave was an oil pan heater, and I agree with your advice. However, if you install a full engine heater for oil pan and cylinders, then I think it's best to leave it on 24/7 during all months where condensation can occur (in the PNW this is from ~Oct-May). My engine heater keeps the entire engine at 110F, making absolutely sure there is no condensation anywhere.
Electric bill here in Alaska at $0.22/kwh would run us about $130/mo in electric to do that. Not sure what electricity is down south, but 24/7 on 800watts gets spendy
@@fly8ma.comflighttraining199 Yeah, that's a consideration. The standard Reiff system is 400W, thought in AK one may need the XP system with 800W. My electricity is included in the hangar rent, so no extra costs. Still, in concept, I think that heating the entire engine well above the dew point is a great way to prevent corrosion.
I purchased an alien engine heater, which blows warm air through the whole cowling of the engine to keep the temperature maintained no matter what the outdoor temperature is. Give me your opinion on what you think of this. I heard good reviews concerning it and it was not cheap, but if it works, it will save me from having to rebuild my Lycoming 0540 engine again at least prematurely.
Haven't tried that one, but i'd assume if it gets the air hot enough to do what it is supposed to do that it may consume a lot more electricity than a desiccant dryer like this one.
Won't hurt, but won't help all the way either. Engines are not perfectly sealed and moisture will get in there. Unless its in a well sealed climate controlled hangar you do need a way to get the engine internals dry or fly the plane often.
I lose sleep at night over the life of my airplane engines. Why can’t they be more like our daily vehicles? We neglect our vehicles every day with no worry of moisture, mixture, maintenance.
I was hoping your solution to fixing the stagnant aircraft issue was going to be an invitation to your subscribers to head north and fly them for you… bargain all around 👍🏻
We had our Airplanes outside in Michigan... I remember going with my dad to pull the prop thru to move the pistons and oil the cylinders, and to change positions of valves, minimizing how long their left OPEN
I mean... most privately owned airplanes don't fly a lot, and a lot of them are out on the ramp as hangars are unobtainable in many places in the country... is it really as bad as described here? I can't tell because of the commercial product being plugged.
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I was asking myself if living in FL would cause rust in an aircraft engine, and of course your Piper Cherokee was at one of my local airports... so glad i found this channel
Glad to hear the video was helpful!
This is actually really clever. All the analysis behind these points would be super interesting to study.
Great information and advice. Thanks for sharing!
Glad it was helpful!
There is a huge difference among engine heaters. The example you gave was an oil pan heater, and I agree with your advice. However, if you install a full engine heater for oil pan and cylinders, then I think it's best to leave it on 24/7 during all months where condensation can occur (in the PNW this is from ~Oct-May). My engine heater keeps the entire engine at 110F, making absolutely sure there is no condensation anywhere.
Electric bill here in Alaska at $0.22/kwh would run us about $130/mo in electric to do that. Not sure what electricity is down south, but 24/7 on 800watts gets spendy
@@fly8ma.comflighttraining199 Yeah, that's a consideration. The standard Reiff system is 400W, thought in AK one may need the XP system with 800W. My electricity is included in the hangar rent, so no extra costs. Still, in concept, I think that heating the entire engine well above the dew point is a great way to prevent corrosion.
Yea, you must be making bank
Allow broke pilots/mechanics to fly and maintain your plane. A/P mechanics/pilots are everywhere.
I purchased an alien engine heater, which blows warm air through the whole cowling of the engine to keep the temperature maintained no matter what the outdoor temperature is. Give me your opinion on what you think of this. I heard good reviews concerning it and it was not cheap, but if it works, it will save me from having to rebuild my Lycoming 0540 engine again at least prematurely.
Haven't tried that one, but i'd assume if it gets the air hot enough to do what it is supposed to do that it may consume a lot more electricity than a desiccant dryer like this one.
Can’t find your link for when you showed how long that airplane engine ran without oil, would love to watch it again.
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Does this happen to cars too?
absolutely so. short driving distances hurt auto engines.
it does all the time for short runs on collector cars. Luckily your daily driver gets run a bit more often
What about just taking the oil cap off while hot, and let any steam out?🕳️🌏
Won't hurt, but won't help all the way either. Engines are not perfectly sealed and moisture will get in there. Unless its in a well sealed climate controlled hangar you do need a way to get the engine internals dry or fly the plane often.
I lose sleep at night over the life of my airplane engines. Why can’t they be more like our daily vehicles? We neglect our vehicles every day with no worry of moisture, mixture, maintenance.
Certainly sneaks up on you how long they end up sitting.
Well, like you said, “daily vehicles.”
Climate controlled hangar? Not where I live :)
I was hoping your solution to fixing the stagnant aircraft issue was going to be an invitation to your subscribers to head north and fly them for you… bargain all around 👍🏻
Haha...come on up this summer. We're all geared up for tailwheel and off-airport training
We had our Airplanes outside in Michigan... I remember going with my dad to pull the prop thru to move the pistons and oil the cylinders, and to change positions of valves, minimizing how long their left OPEN
Yup...it's either that, pickle the engine, or use one of these devices
I mean... most privately owned airplanes don't fly a lot, and a lot of them are out on the ramp as hangars are unobtainable in many places in the country... is it really as bad as described here? I can't tell because of the commercial product being plugged.
There's a number of factors that have to line up, but if your airplane sits for more than 6 months in the right conditions it can be a very bad deal