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• Re: 88 GL - Oil Cooler R&R
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 9 Jan 2014 01:36:52 -0500
  ...88 GL - Oil Cooler R&R I am almost ready to remove the cooler after my big oil leak. Have new O-ring, new...
• Re: What do you use solar or an aux battery for?
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Thu, 25 Jun 2015 11:38:40 -0700
  it looks like an add on after market cooler... may be using the cigarette plus for power... I have seen that but I never...
• Re: ## changing 1990 2.1L waterleaker oil cooler hoses in situ
  Historical mailing list - TinkerMan
  Mon, 12 Aug 2002 01:20:49 -0700
  --- Laurence Smith <laurence@alanasmith.com> wrote: > Last month on my 1990 I changed the water pump, the > 2 small hoses to > the oil cooler...
• Re: Anyone know of a good cooler for a Vanagon...
  Historical mailing list - Ty Graham
  Sun, 7 Sep 2003 10:06:55 -0700
  ...Anyone know of a good cooler for a Vanagon... Jesse, We have a plug in cooler (Coleman) and like it to supplement the fridge...
• Re: The Cool Cooler
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Tue, 12 Oct 2004 15:42:19 -0700
  ...A styrofoam cooler will probably crumble into unattractive and messy little plastic foam crumbs long before the trip is over. Would like something more...
• Aux oil coolers
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Wed, 5 May 1999 10:22:40 -0400
  Tim & Joseph- Both of you posted in the past couple of days about auxiliary oil coolers; one for the air-cooled, and one for...
• Re: Oil cooler installation 2.1 L WBX
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Thu, 1 Oct 2015 13:08:18 -1000
  the oil cooler only fits with the correct side against the oil filer flange/boss, and naturally the hose nipples need to point up...
• Re: Source for remote oil filter mount or oil coolerthermostat/adaptor?
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Tue, 1 Feb 2000 16:03:32 -0500
  ...Source for remote oil filter mount or oil coolerthermostat/adaptor? Can someone recommend a good source for either a remote oil filter mount, or...
• Re: Trans fluid in coolant system
  Historical mailing list - Jason
  Wed, 4 Apr 2012 15:34:52 -0400
  ...how expensive a new cooler cost, between 530 and 300 dollars. �I would think an external radiator type cooler would be cheaper and better...
• Re: Major oil leak help!
  Historical mailing list - TC
  Tue, 13 Dec 2005 08:58:34 -0800
  > Oil cooler O-ring for sure. Always happens when it turns cold unless you > have new improved O-ring in there. fyi Part No...
• Re: Oil Temperature??
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Fri, 25 Sep 2015 17:05:48 -0700
  I think Dennis has a point by removing the stock oil cooler - which I call it a heat exchanger - I am thinking about removing...
• Re: [NVC] Create electricity-free cooler
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 30 Jul 2011 17:53:37 -0400
  ...terra cotta is not an idea material to build a camping >cooler with, being both heavy and fragile. But it's a jumping-off...
• Re: need help, oil in coolant (bit long)
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 18 Jan 1999 19:16:46 EST
  Simlest cause could be bad oil cooler. Have yours removed and pressure tested. If it is not that then worry. Ken Wilford Van-Again...
• getting Desperate for some 83-85 coolling hoses :)
  Historical mailing list - TC
  Thu, 4 Aug 2005 14:05:54 -0700
  ...Return, Between bleeder assembly and pipe to tranny cooler(automatic only):
• coolers from swampy.net
  Historical mailing list - Florian Speier
  Tue, 22 Jul 2008 10:30:13 -0600
  Hi everyone, I am about to buy a cooler from swampy.net, specifically the mw1 or t154. While I know that this is not...
• Re: Oil cooler installation 2.1 L WBX
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Thu, 1 Oct 2015 14:45:33 -1000
  ...Obviously a 'real' air type oil cooler would do a better job. I was very impressed ( seldom happens with many vendors' products with me...
• oil to coolant coolers, get rid of the one on the automatic transmission!
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 25 Oct 2017 11:51:02 -0700
  While these are pretty reliable, when the A/T cooler goes it takes out the transmission, a $2000-$3000 repair. There are plenty of...
• Re: oil cooler in front
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 21 Jul 1995 02:02:04 -0400
  ...Been runnin' with front mounted coolers on Bugs, Buses and now my '80 Wanagon for years with little or no problems. Love seein' the...
• Replacing metal coolant hoses with copper?
  Historical mailing list - Phil Menchions
  Mon, 2 May 2005 07:48:05 -0230
  ...My mechanic replaced the pipe from the oil cooler to the water pump ( the one that makes two 90 degree turns ). Now I'm...
• Re: Fw: Golf/ jetta auto trans can be used with vanagon diffs
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Mon, 10 Mar 2003 00:30:48 -0500
  There maybe be more to oil "coolers" than meet the eye here. These, engine and transmission "coolers" may also be heaters. Oil does not...
• Re: [Diesel-Vanagon] How does coolant circuit to oil cooler work?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 10 Sep 2012 13:56:24 -0700
  It looks to me like the idea is to prove that having the oil cooler in the circuit keeps some coolant from getting to...
• Re: Aircooleds and Airplanes
  Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
  Mon, 17 Jul 1995 14:21:12 -0700 (PDT)
  Kevin Prichard writes: > > On this subject, has anyone noticed, generally, if your air-cooled runs > cooler in rainy (although not necessarily cooler) weather? Perhaps...
• Dometic Fridges among other things
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 9 Jun 2010 23:19:32 -0500
  ...Cool Stuff!! and a bunch of non-electric coolers, fridges, or three energy sources coolers, fridges and freezers. Check them out . www.lehmans.com...
• cig-lighter coolers and alternative power sources
  Historical mailing list - David Defoe
  Fri, 16 Mar 2001 08:13:59 -0800
  help!! i have a '90 gl vanagon that i would love to set-up with a plug-in style cooler and also run an...
• Re: question on oil cooler for 1990 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Tue, 20 Oct 2009 07:46:45 -0700
  ...One has to realize that the OE cooler isn't really a cooler, rather it is an oil temperature regulator.� The fact that coolant...
• Re: Oil Cooler O Ring Procedure
  Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
  Sat, 24 Feb 2007 09:38:31 -0800
  ...Oil Cooler O Ring Procedure i do the second unless your lines have never been replaced, if thats the case its a good time...
• Re: 88 GL - Oil Cooler R&R
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Thu, 9 Jan 2014 01:02:04 -0600
  ...I noted that the side of the case where the cooler mounts is perfectly flat - no ring groove. The cooler, when the retaining nut...
• Re: Dometic Cooler
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:08:34 -0500
  ...Ogul wrote: > > On Craigslist here there is a Dometic chest type cooler that runs on AC, 12 > > volt and propane. Is that likely to...
• Re: Massive oil leak at oil cooler/block interface - 87 westy
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Tue, 25 Feb 2003 11:28:00 EST
  ...The O-ring between the engine case and the oil cooler has queefed out, most likely because or the Articlike conditions. It is hard...
• Re: Oil cooler, D-pillar, Syncro - question
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Tue, 11 Nov 2008 09:49:49 -0800
  I am using an early 90s Audi V8 oil cooler for my R-TDI.� It is mounted across the back of the van just...
• Re: Mocal sandwich plate plus oil cooler equals overcooling
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 10 Feb 2009 18:43:38 -0800
  ...I'd want to see the stock oil cooler ( if 2.1 engine ) stay on the engine anyway..... since it also stabilzes oil temps...
• Re: Drip, drip drip from 2l1 oil cooler.
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Philbrick
  Sat, 23 Aug 2008 17:42:05 -0500
  Hey Jim, Is it leaking oil or coolant? When I replaced my oil cooler, coolant came from the rubber lines and oil came from...
• Re: A/T problems -- fluid level high Removing the ATF cooler.
  Historical mailing list - Mudd \"Not Jack\" Sparrow
  Sun, 22 Feb 2015 16:45:32 -0800
  ...The ATF cooler is actually in a parallel flow with the radiator. Connecting the hoses together just makes a bypass path. Blocking them will...
• Re: oil light
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Tue, 17 Oct 2017 08:26:13 -0700
  ...Later on I ordered a few more oil cooler kits for my other vanagons with specific request with longer hoses. Since longer hoses are...
• Re: Coolant hoses?
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Fox
  Thu, 21 Mar 2002 09:20:15 -0700
  ...Replace the oil cooler o ring between the engine and cooler since its bound to fail and dump all your oil in 100 miles...
• Re: Puking Oil from Oil Cooler
  Historical mailing list - Paul Mitchum
  Fri, 26 Jan 2007 16:46:40 -0800
  ...Replace the cooler hoses and the two oil pressure switches while you've got it drained. They're cheap. :-) (Don't ask me how...
• Re: External oil cooler, Help overheating
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Tue, 12 Aug 2003 11:00:14 -0700
  Can't help you, but I can tell you that I had an 81 Westy and I had a full flow oil cooler on...
• Re: Massive oil leak into cooling system!
  Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
  Thu, 10 Jan 2002 06:51:59 EST
  In a message dated 1/9/02 5:21:12 PM, TCarrington@RELITECH.COM writes: << When the oil cooler goes bad >> Tom, From the...
• Re: Minimum spares kit. Was: Alternator Brushes Wore Out Pretty Darn Quick
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Tue, 23 Aug 2011 20:00:32 -0700
  Yes, that 2.1 oil cooler seal is something I carry too, along with the 4 small hoses to the cooler, only about $20...
• Re: oil cooler
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Tue, 1 Apr 2014 10:03:48 -0500
  ...The cooler is >> shielded as to have max benefit of air coming through the vent. Push fans >> sit on top. >> >> Best to use an...
• Re: coolant bath
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dearing
  Thu, 2 Jul 2009 10:21:51 EDT
  ...I couldn't get the cooler off with the hoses attached so I tried undoing one hose while quickly pulling the cooler off. The...
• pancake oil leaks
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 10 Aug 1995 18:48:04 GMT
  ...I added an oil cooler in anticipation of the "desert run." Filled the beast with straight 50 weight, and then headed north into cold...
• Re: Oil cooler upgrade for WBX 2.1L
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 9 Mar 2003 23:31:55 -0500
  ...I have removed the stock oil cooler on my Syncro and installed an external plate cooler 196,000 miles ago. In cold weather, the...
• Re: simple oil temp measurment..... will this work?
  Historical mailing list - Ed McLean
  Mon, 28 Oct 2002 16:09:04 -0500
  ...All these are before the cooler. I wonder how much the temperature drops in the oil cooler? Let us know what you find out...
• Re: Install extermal oil cooler? Re: Trans fluid in coolant system
  Historical mailing list - Brent Weide
  Fri, 6 Apr 2012 07:55:23 -0700
  Do you have any links or info on the van cafe/german transaxle at cooling system? Have always installed an external oil cooler on...
• bolt on cooler
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 21 Sep 94 20:41:51 EDT
  The cooler can be easily bolted to the left side of the van below the intake. That's where we had ours before moving...
• Re: swamp coolers
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 10 Apr 95 0:22:45 MST
  --Martha Rubin said:-- > I'm looking for one of those car swamp coolers - > the type from the 40's or so. You mean the...
• Oil Cooler for 2.1 WBX
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Madsen
  Fri, 1 Jun 2001 18:12:04 -0400
  Have anyone installed an Oil cooler rad for a 2.1 WBX - any benefits doing this? Thought it may be a nice addition as...
• AT Cooler Questions
  Historical mailing list - Philip Zimmerman
  Fri, 9 Mar 2007 09:24:44 -0800
  Anyone know the AT Fluid-Flow route in/out to the cooler? Upper and Lower holes at the front of the AT Case, which...
• Re: Oil Cooler O Ring Procedure
  Historical mailing list - Jason Willenbrock
  Sat, 24 Feb 2007 14:18:38 -0500
  true, but not always a lot of times the oil cooler oring goes bad because of excessive freezing temps and cracks upon start up...
• Re: Aux Oil Cooler install...results Aircooled vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Sat, 29 Jun 2002 01:19:29 EDT
  ...The Mazda cooler has an entry chamber and an exit chamber which are coupled two ways. There is a bypass valve between the two...
• The value of instrumentation
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 27 Oct 2018 14:17:18 +0000
  ...Get home check things out, the oil cooler is cold. It appears the oil cooler thermostat failed. Job for this weekend! Anyway, without gauges...
• Re: I am considering installing an auxiliary oil cooler
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 15 Sep 2010 18:13:50 -0700
  ...or oil coolers etc..for sure lots to say about 'synthetic engine oil' . generally ....oil temps above about 230F or so are 'bad' .. and...
• Re: My overflow tank is full of oil!!!
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Mon, 23 Mar 2009 10:43:09 -0400
  Could be your engine oil cooler has gone bad and now you are getting oil into the coolant that way. Here is the easiest...
• Re: Coleman 12 volt/120 volt cooler for vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - phil stanhope
  Fri, 2 Feb 2001 06:42:17 -0800
  ...I have seen Coleman > Company's portable cooler at > Target Stores for $62.00. Last summer they were > priced at $89.00, plus > $25...
• Re: Bus for sale....(which year is best)
  Historical mailing list - Simon Reinhardt
  Tue, 14 May 2002 09:45:20 -0600
  ...Earlier (single-port) engines had the cooler within the >> shroud and were NOT doghouse). Single-port engines can be retrofitted >> with doghouse cooler and...
• Re: My overflow tank is full of oil!!!
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Mon, 23 Mar 2009 08:14:02 -0700
  Most likely the oil cooler failed. Water doesn't get into the oil, just the oil into the water. After replacing the oil cooler...
• Re: oil temps- was Air scoops
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Sat, 13 Apr 2013 11:43:36 -0500
  ...engine performance >due to the cooler intake air, and that in turn, may have a bearing on a cooler >block?...i.e., coolant and...
• Re: More Cooling System/ now oil coolers
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Thu, 3 Oct 2002 06:34:48 -0400
  Frank; I have been contemplating the installation of an oil cooler in my 230K mile+ crewcab. Especially after installing oil temp and pressure gauges...
• Re: Auto trans coolers
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Sat, 21 Feb 2015 11:59:00 -0800
  ...http://countryhomescampers.com/products/transmission/super-flier-transmissio n-cooler-kit Essentially a kit for the system Kourt did on the Samba that Abel...