How to start a Tesla at -34C
Tesla cold start
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"Long time ago bush pilots up north used to drain oil and heat it over fire before puring it back in the engine.
Lots o fun flying in those early days"
It wasn't that long ago.... I've pretty much stopped cold weather flying in the past 10 years but before that, when venturing to the cabin in the winter, I'd drain the warm oil and pull the battery out to take into the cabin on the odd instance when I was out there in -30 or colder. Warmer than that, a good pre-heat would do it, but having warm oil sure reduced the pre-heat time and stress on the engine.
Lots o fun flying in those early days"
It wasn't that long ago.... I've pretty much stopped cold weather flying in the past 10 years but before that, when venturing to the cabin in the winter, I'd drain the warm oil and pull the battery out to take into the cabin on the odd instance when I was out there in -30 or colder. Warmer than that, a good pre-heat would do it, but having warm oil sure reduced the pre-heat time and stress on the engine.
