<VV> Oil Warmer

[mwclarke01 at gmail.com]

We're thinking it might be a Canadian car since the "warmer" has a made in Canada stamp.  Just curious if anyone has ever seen one before.

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-----Original Message-----
From: "J R Read_HML" <hmlinc at sbcglobal.net>

Date: Sun, 18 May 2008 20:29:55 
To:"Mark Clarke" <mwclarke01 at gmail.com>,<virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Subject: Re: <VV> Oil Warmer


Oh...

I saw it now.  Looks like a more potent version of the dipstick approach.

Canadian car?

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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