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Lembomw · 12-21-2014, 08:51 AM

Has anyone used one of those hot pads that stick to the bottom of the oil pan to heat up the oil?

I finished rebuilding my 30 Tudor this past August and am now doing my 65 Corvette. I need to move the Model A outside one nice days so I have room in the garage to work on the Corvette. I can push the Model A out of the garage but there is a little uphill grade so I can't push it back in. Starting and running the engine for the 30 seconds it takes to get it back in the garage is not doing the engine any good so I need to find a way keep the engine pre-heated while it is outside in the winter cold for 6 or 7 hours at a time.

The oil pan heater seems like the easiest way to do this.

Any downside to using an oil pan heater??

12-21-2014, 08:51 AM	#1
Lembomw Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Orange County, NY Posts: 162	Oil Pan Heater Has anyone used one of those hot pads that stick to the bottom of the oil pan to heat up the oil? I finished rebuilding my 30 Tudor this past August and am now doing my 65 Corvette. I need to move the Model A outside one nice days so I have room in the garage to work on the Corvette. I can push the Model A out of the garage but there is a little uphill grade so I can't push it back in. Starting and running the engine for the 30 seconds it takes to get it back in the garage is not doing the engine any good so I need to find a way keep the engine pre-heated while it is outside in the winter cold for 6 or 7 hours at a time. The oil pan heater seems like the easiest way to do this. Any downside to using an oil pan heater??