Re: Oil Pan Heater
An un-pressured (bone stock) Model A engine has oil on the first turn of the crank. In this regard it's actually BETTER than any fully pressurized car! The engine wear comes from "no oil" upon start when you have metal-to-metal contact.
If you invest $30 or $35 in 0W-30 oil, it's thin enough even during an Alaska winter when you start it up. If you then use the hand crank and do a full turn before hitting the starter button, you basically eliminated 95% of the 90% wear a normal automobile engine experiences. It doesn't get better than this, save for a dry-sump system where you pressurize everything before starting the engine.
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