Does anyone use oil pan heaters on their bolts? If so, what brand and what wattage rating?
I fired up the '64 this past weekend and she lifter ticked for a bit and took 10 or so seconds to build oil pressure properly before she quieted and ran like a top. She's always barn kept but it was only 15*F out and its not surprising since I keep her on a diet of Rotella T4 15W40 which gets thick at those temps. During the engine rebuild a few years back I didn't successfully find a frost plug block heater like I wanted. Even if a block heater was installed an oil pan heater on the sump would still be good for direct heating of the oil itself to prevent cold start wear.
