<VV> Oil Warmer

[J R Read_HML]

Could not see the picture, but you may be talking about an electric dipstick 
which are (were?) commonly used in cold climates so the car would start in 
the morning.
Later, JR

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mark Clarke" <mwclarke01 at gmail.com>
To: <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Sunday, May 18, 2008 8:11 PM
Subject: <VV> Oil Warmer


> Hello Everyone:
>
> Attached is an email from Dave Brown (friend and fellow club member) with 
> a
> general question (or perhaps curiosity) concerning what appears to be an
> "oil warmer" that was on a '65 sedan that he is currently restoring.  He 
> has
> attached a link to our club website with photos of this item.
>
> Does anyone have any experience with this accessory and if so can you shed
> some light on the benefits and appropriate application?
>
> Regards,
>
> Mark Clarke (Pres., Corvair Houston)
>
> '63 Monza Cvt, 84hp pg
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: David Brown <corvair69 at gmail.com>
> To: Clarke, Mark
> Sent: Sat May 17 22:46:43 2008
> Subject: Oil Warmer
>
> Hi Mark,
> Regarding my geographically (Houston) challenged Corvair oil warmer, could
> you please forward this to my VV friends (I need to get my email situation
> sorted out & get back on VV some day soon!).  Anyway, I am curious to see 
> if
> anyone else has seen one of these and/or has had any experience with them.
> I just removed from my wife's 65 sedan (I'm just starting to restore) what 
> I
> think is an aftermarket Corvair Oil Warmer!  It says "Made in Canada" on 
> the
> power cord (plugs in to AC, 120v) and bolts on to the bottom of the oil 
> pan
> & has a heating coil like in an oven.  Weird, huh?  Especially out of 
> place
> on a Houston car!  Its history is documented here since early 80's, so it
> was likely up in the cold country before that some time, but the thing was
> left on the car before it went into storage in 1988.  I have posted some
> pictures on our Corvair Houston web site- here is the link:
> http://corvairhouston.com/photo_album/miscclubpictures/Misc
> What do you think?
>
> Thanks!
> David Brown, email: corvair69 at gmail.com
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