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What was the temperature there today?
Do you always put that cowl blanket in winter on or just on really cold days? Great pictures Richard! |
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It was a toasty 20deg down there so I could have done without the engine cover but it's much better to keep the engine warm. If it's really cold, like -40F I'll put a space blanket under the engine cover and if I have room to take it along, a packing blanket over it. If I'm somewhere remote for an over night I drain the oil into metal cans and heat it up on the wood stove before starting.
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04-03-2013, 11:20 AM | #5 | ||||||
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never thought about all the things you have to do to a plane to keep it flying in artic temperatures...how long does it take to drain and reheat the oil on average. living andsurviving in the artic region is not for sissy s....ha.... charlie
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The oil gets drained hot the night before so only takes a few minutes and it heats up pretty quickly on a hot wood stove. I like to heat it to about 200deg, to where I can only barely keep my hands on the sides of the cans for more than 5 seconds or so. Then you run out and quickly pour it all in and hand prop the engine at least 25 times to get the oil system primed, then prime the gas and hand prop to start - the starter battery is useless in extreme cold. Works very well. It's all pretty old school but these engines were designed in the 40's and have changed very little if at all. My engine was made in about 1965 and was originally on a CIA "Air America" Super Cub used in Laos and Cambodia when 'we weren't in Laos and Cambodia'.....
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Richard: I had a friend that flew in those times and he hauled what they called hard rice(weapons and ammo) for Air America. I really like your Alaska pictures which bring back a lot of memories.Thomas
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I bought the engine from a pilot who was flying C-46's there when the plane was bent. He asked and they told him he could do whatever he wanted with the plane parts so he shipped the engine home to California in a mahogany box and stored it until I bought it in 1997. He flew helicopter on projects for me for several years.
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Thanks for the pics Richard. I'm feeling puffed out just looking at your snowshoe tracks. I've been hoping for a reprieve but it is snowing again today. No complaints though - nothing worse than a sun burn on a sandy beach in a warm clime when you could be wearing thermals and an arctic parka instead. Cheers, Jack
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