Mailing List lml@lancaironline.net Message #21309
From: Shannon Knoepflein <kycshann@kyol.net>
Sender: Marvin Kaye <marv@lancaironline.net>
Subject: RE: [LML] Re: Engine Heaters
Date: Tue, 04 Nov 2003 22:20:08 -0500
To: <lml@lancaironline.net>

Your point is valid, but my opinion is that this corrosion is totally dependent on a combination of factors.  Namely, how often you run your engine, where you live, and what temperature you get your oil to during your trips.

 

I hold that if you routinely run your engine (every couple weeks) and get your oil temp to over 200 degrees for a few minutes during your run, then you won’t have any water in your oil to corrode.  This is also drastically affected by where your plane is stored.

 

I’d love to hear more discussion on this topic.

 

Shannon

Supercharged Legacy Guy

 

You wrote>>>Engine heaters distill water-the byproduct of combustion-into the unheated areas of the engine.  The water beads there and corrodes.  And corrodes, and corrodes. 

 

 

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