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Originally Posted by puddleglum
My problem is that there is no flat surface on the pan large enough to place the heater. Has anyone successfully used something to level out the voids so I can make this work? Would JB weld work or is there something better? I'm wondering if I could live with a single contour if I could eliminate the compound contours? What do you think? Here is a picture of the pan.  |
Puddle, I don't see compound contours there. If what I'm looking at
is your oil pan, then it's just wavy, but in one direction. It looks like you can find enough area there with a simple curve.
Take a piece of cardboard, cut it to the dimensions of a heating pad (1.5"x6" or 3" diameter round) and push it against the underside of the oil pan. If it's a simple curve, then you should be able to get max contact area without folding or stretching. Remember, you don't need to cover the whole pan
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