Oil Heaters

What kind of oil heater do you use and why?

Is it in the pan, on the pan or ?

I like the Moroso stick on 400 watt, for $50, but I ruined one after I thought I was being nice to it. Apparantly I don't have velvet hands The "water heater element" style looks to overcome that but they are less watts and cost more

 

We use the element style and have had good luck with it. Heats the oil very quick and has held up for 4 years riding along in the Plymouth. In a dry sump tank.

 

we went to walmart got 2 electric pan warmers use a 4x4 or 6x6 under it to put it under the pan and turn them on, when the pan gets hot to the touch I back down the heat control knob..been using them for years and they are very cheap..Dave Lowe

 

Dave, all I can find googling is fabric plate warmers like this,

http://www.williamglen.com/product.asp?name=HERITAGE-PALM-PLATE-WARMER&pfid=WGL07868&eng=2

Is this what you are talking about?

 

I think the ones Lowe is talking about are similar to the size and shape of a tray. They look kinda like an electric skillet without the sides.

 

it looks like an electric stove top burner the have them at wal-mart for around 10-15 bucks..they even come in white and black..Dave Lowe

 

Oh! Up here in the frozen midwest we call those "hot plates".

 

In the trailer park we call em what mamma cooks dinner on , I like the idea of using a hot plate to heat the oil as it also heats the motor some at the same time.

 

oil heater

thats what I cook my oil on to get rid of the alky, guess I got another use for it now !!!!!

 

We use a screw in type from Patterson (Racing Engines). It screws into our dry sump tank.

Brandon Booher
NHRA TAD #323