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• Re: 86 2.1 oil cooler onto a 83 1.9
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Mon, 12 Jul 1999 19:09:00 -0400
  ...Thinking that the oil cooler would be a good thing to throw on, I also ordered that.......apparently it fits between the oil filter...
• Re: Tencentlife Oil Cooler
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Fri, 8 Apr 2011 10:01:28 -0700
  ...Prior to > installing the oil cooler, it would have generally read at about 25 psi or > slightly lower under this circumstance. > > Thanks, mcneely > Oil...
• oil cooler-filter mount
  Historical mailing list - John Reynolds
  Wed, 12 May 1999 23:05:34 EDT
  I had someone p-mail about an oil cooler including an oil filter mount that retains the original location. But I deleted it by...
• Oil Cooler Adapter
  Historical mailing list - John Brush
  Fri, 1 Jun 2001 11:33:55 -0600
  I am considering a second oil cooler for my 81 air cooled, and have found all kinds of adapters for every type of engine...
• Re: Oil in coolent
  Historical mailing list - Jim Thompson
  Sat, 18 Sep 2004 18:47:49 -0700
  Could be a leak in the oil cooler, due to corrosion, but not in my situation. I had this happen on my 2.1...
• Re: 1991 2.1 - Oil Cooler coolant line blown...
  Historical mailing list - Scott - IMAP
  Sun, 3 Jul 2016 22:15:39 -0700
  that's fine ..you run 'forever' without coolant flowing through the coolant portion of the Oil Cooler/Heat Exchanger. Just block off both hoses...
• Re: My overflow tank is full of oil!!!
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 23 Mar 2009 21:58:48 -0700
  ...where coolant and oil get near each other is the oil cooler on the engine - though I consider them very reliable and have never...
• Re: oil cooler
  Historical mailing list - John Reynolds
  Thu, 6 May 1999 07:15:49 EDT
  ------On Tue, 4 May 1999 23:35:07 EDT Tim Lott <TkIrMiMsY@AOL.COM> writes: >I'm adding an oil cooler to my 82...
• OIL COOLER FILTER SANDWICH PLATE + THERMOSTAT experiences need
  Historical mailing list - Christophe Guilbert
  Sat, 15 Apr 2017 21:37:12 -0700
  ...Recently I bought the empi oil cooler filter sandwich plate, AN8 PTFE stainless braid hose, the empi thermostat and all the expensive fitting 3...
• Re: Oil leak
  Historical mailing list - George Wietor
  Sun, 30 Nov 2008 08:07:21 -0800
  My 1st '87 Vanagon was only $500 because of a catastrophic oil leak. I saw that it was the oil cooler o-ring, so...
• Re: Missimg mail
  Historical mailing list - Abel Longoria
  Thu, 25 Jun 2015 23:13:05 -0500
  ...pictures of a device - a > cooler or a sender - that goes beween the oil filter and the oil cooler. I > want to look at...
• Re: Wanted Thermostatic Oil Sandwich Plate for Air cooled 82
  Historical mailing list - Max/Joyce Wellhouse
  Tue, 19 May 1998 18:07:44 -0500
  ...Tuesday, May 19, 1998 10:20 AM > > Howdy all, > Last week I posted regarding adding an auxiliary oil cooler in my 82 Vanagon > Westfalia...
• Re: Oil cooler
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Wed, 14 Oct 1998 23:15:47 EDT
  Joe; JEG'S has an assortment of oil cooler adapters. Get a catalog at 1-800-345-4545. They specialize in high performance stuff...
• Re: Extra Oil cooler?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 14 Jun 2011 19:20:21 -0700
  ...Extra Oil cooler? > On Tue, 2011-06-14 at 16:03 -0700, Scott Daniel - Turbovans wrote: > > [snip] > >> I do like tencentlife's oil cooler...
• Who's got their Bentley handy?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Sat, 4 Sep 2004 19:40:24 -0700
  ...I asked about that oil cooler on the 90 AT -- would that be a problem? Fellow said that my 84 has an oil cooler...
• Re: Go Westy auto trans cooler
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 17 Jul 2011 22:40:09 -0400
  ...Seen many an aftermarket oil cooler or hose for same destroy an engine or transmission. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon...
• Re: OIL LEAK HELP!
  Historical mailing list - Andrew M Fox
  Mon, 5 Nov 2001 05:10:37 -1000
  Sounds like the oil cooler seal may have failed. This part is prone to failure in our vans, especially in colder weather. In fact...
• Re: Custom Scoop Update - Should you care!
  Historical mailing list - Helen Fahy
  Fri, 23 Aug 2002 10:37:45 -0400
  ...IIRC, the scoops in question are being made by Mark to send air through an external engine oil cooler, and a turbo intercooler. Mounted...
• Re: Tranny oil cooler,(homemade kit?)
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 24 Feb 2012 13:21:26 -0800
  ...Otherwise, all auto trans-equipped vehicles use something for a trans oil cooler. Manufacturers don't put parts on cars like an auto trans...
• Re: A tiny overfill of oil -- enough to worry about?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Mon, 12 May 2014 08:26:37 -0700
  On 05/11/2014 07:06 PM, Dennis Haynes wrote: "If the oil cooler can really do the job then it should not be...
• <No subject>
  Historical mailing list - Smola, Tony
  Wed, 20 Feb 2002 22:08:00 -0600
  ...Installing Mazda RX7 oil cooler. The cooler has been mounted below the Westy next to the LP fuel tank, it hangs down to just...
• Aircooled vanagon acceptable oil temperature / timing problem?
  Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
  Wed, 3 Jul 2002 08:45:12 -0400
  ...Aux Oil Cooler install...results Aircooled vanagon >> >To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM >> > >> >Yesterday, I finally had a dry day to install my auxiliary >> oil...
• Aircooled vanagon acceptable oil temperature / timing problem?
  Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
  Wed, 3 Jul 2002 11:08:17 -0400
  ...Aux Oil Cooler install...results Aircooled >vanagon >>> >To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM >>> > >>> >Yesterday, I finally had a dry day to install my auxiliary >>> oil...
• Oil Temperature??
  Historical mailing list - Robert Clemmer
  Fri, 25 Sep 2015 16:17:27 -0400
  ...Those of you have that have installed external oil coolers, how effective have they been? What kind of temperature drop can I reasonably expect...
• Re: oil spray on startup when very cold
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Tue, 25 Jan 2005 16:54:59 -0700
  ...When I finally got everything done, the oil > cooler wasn't the problem after all. I got some help and what they found was...
• Re: replacing oil cooler O-ring
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Sat, 5 Mar 2005 13:08:11 -0500
  ...I next went about trying to remove the pipe that goes up through the oil cooler. I didn't have another nut to use...
• Re: hot and cold
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Mon, 26 Jun 95 20:49:50 CDT
  ...the Vanagon oil cooler has a slight problem in the early years: the cooler-to-engine gasket can crack in extreme cold and your...
• Re: Aux Oil Cooler install...results Aircooled vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Bill N
  Fri, 28 Jun 2002 10:30:19 -0700
  Sounds like the oil cooler is really doing the job. Just a quick note on the physics, though. You mention "humid" like it matters...
• Re: Can any one help find my oil leak?
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Mon, 8 Jan 2001 00:13:45 -0800
  > I had a mysterious oil leak that would lightly spray the rear hatch. It turned out that the nut that held the oil-cooler...
• Re: Oil Temperature??
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Fri, 25 Sep 2015 16:45:06 -1000
  ...there are limits to what the stock oil cooler can do. An oil cooler/heat exchanger like this is generally always a low cost...
• Oil Cooler and Coolant Hoses
  Historical mailing list - mcm
  Tue, 7 Aug 2001 19:10:05 -0400
  Where is the best place to by a new oil cooler for a 87 Vanagon? I've done some searching on the internet but...
• Re: Coolent Leak
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 28 Jun 2010 19:51:42 -0700
  ...Coolent Leak Hello Listless, I have a leak that drips off the bottom of the oil cooler (where the oil filter is) I have...
• 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...
• 2.1 conversion warning
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 14 Sep 2000 00:28:39 -0700
  ...It is necessary to maintain the 2.1 liter engines oil cooler when doing this. The 2.1's longer stroke seems to cause...
• Re: Oil temp musings and hairbrained ideas
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Thu, 20 Nov 2008 09:59:22 -0500
  ...Portmann" <ajportmann@YAHOO.COM> said: > anyone added an oil cooler to an air-cooled van? i have an '82 Westy and > am of the...
• Re: aftermarket oil cooler question
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 16 Aug 2004 18:32:39 -0400
  ...aftermarket oil cooler question I'm thinking about adding an oil cooler. I have an empty spot on the passenger side air intake. I...
• leaking over oil filter
  Historical mailing list - Tim Smith
  Wed, 3 Jun 1998 12:50:25 -0300
  Hi Tom, Above the oil cooler there is an O-ring, perhaps it has quit. Older ones were dullish orange-red, new more flexible...
• Re: External oil cooler, Help overheating
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Tue, 12 Aug 2003 15:08:15 -0400
  ...External oil cooler, Help overheating > >Can't help you, but I can tell you that I had an 81 >Westy and I had a...
• Re: Oil cooler installation 2.1 L WBX
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Thu, 1 Oct 2015 13:58:04 -1000
  ...during warm up, when main coolant flow is blocked ( except for heater circuit ) coolant flows through the oil cooler ( but not main circuit ) to...
• Re: What Mini-Projects are going on?
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Mon, 28 Jun 1999 08:08:24 -0400
  ...The oil will actually loose some heat on the way to and from the oil cooler. I am pushing the oil with a Melling...
• Re: Oil Cooler hose replacement clues on 91 Carat
  Historical mailing list - Mark Keller
  Wed, 30 May 2001 11:33:19 -0800
  ...It seems that once the oil filter is > >removed, you can remove a rather large flat nut, this holds the oil > >cooler on. > > > >What...
• Re: Tranny oil cooler,(homemade kit?)
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 21 Feb 2012 20:28:42 -0500
  Water cooled oil coolers are used because they are extremely effective. Especially for transmission oil cooling. Many vehicles use a tranny cooler inside the...
• Re: oil cooler
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Tue, 1 Apr 2014 07:37:36 -0700
  ...Push fans > sit on top. > > Best to use an oil cooler sized to precisely cover the air vent opening in > the engine compartment, in...
• unsubscribe
  Historical mailing list - Backus, Brian G
  Tue, 19 May 1998 11:15:02 -0700
  ...Wanted Thermostatic Oil Sandwich Plate for Air cooled 82 > > Howdy all, > Last week I posted regarding adding an auxiliary oil cooler in my 82...
• Re: Tencentlife Oil Cooler
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Fri, 8 Apr 2011 14:04:18 -0500
  ...08 at 11:17 -0500, Dave Mcneely wrote: > > [snip] > > > > I did not like the situation, and ordered a tencentlife oil cooler. > > > [snip] -- David McNeely
• Re: Coolant/Oil that oil filter interface.. reasons
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Fri, 24 Sep 2010 19:44:55 -0700
  ...As you wrote, it does serve a purpose. > > I can't imagine the "oil cooler/heat exchanger" could have much to do with > oil...
• JCW oil cooler
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 1 Jul 1996 21:57:30 -0400
  Well, as I alluded to in my post on brake squeal, I put the oil cooler on and it worked wonders but leaked. As...
• Air-cooled Oil Capacity
  Historical mailing list - Justin M. Mayrand
  Fri, 9 May 2003 21:04:09 -0400
  ...This is an AVP Longblock with factory oil cooler (no aux cooler) and correct filter. I believe that the stick is original, and does...
• Oil Pump removal-Difficult????
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Sat, 26 Jul 2008 10:57:19 -0500
  ...Checked cooler seal and good. I am getting oil in the mount right under and to the left of the oil pump, right side...
• Re: Help! Massive oil leak from behind cooler (2.1)
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Mon, 27 Dec 2004 14:40:28 -0500
  ...big oil leak thats comming from behind the Oil cooler on my 88 GL. > I tried retorquing the nut that holds the cooler on...
• Re: Mazda RX-7 oil cooler into the Vanagon 1.9 turbodiesel
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Sat, 23 Oct 1999 02:15:42 -0400
  ...karl wrote: > I managed to find a really nice RX-7 oil cooler in my junkyard trip today! > Quite an impressive piece! Got it...
• Re: Anyone have a 3rd Party External Oil Cooler or Transmission Cooler installed?
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Poole
  Tue, 19 May 2009 16:01:36 -0400
  ...The thermostat opens at around 180 degrees F and the oil temp is normally at that temperature indicating that the oil cooler works really...
• Cooling your Oil.
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 27 Jun 2003 11:26:44 -0700
  The best way to cool your oil is to buy an oil cooler kit. It consist of: 1 Sandwich Plate for type IV engine...
• Re: How does coolant circuit to oil cooler work?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 8 Sep 2012 17:10:30 -0700
  ...Means no flow through the oil cooler cirucit when things >> are cold, >> and 'some' ...like 1/3 of 1/4 of what's coming...
• 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 Location opinions
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Mon, 17 Nov 2008 10:55:58 -0500
  ...Mounting a small oil cooler in the place of the a/c compressor. > I'd mount it to the a/c bracket where it...
• Repost: Aircooled vanagon acceptable oil temperature / timing problem?
  Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
  Thu, 4 Jul 2002 10:07:22 -0400
  ...Aux Oil Cooler install...results Aircooled >vanagon >>> >To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM >>> > >>> >Yesterday, I finally had a dry day to install my auxiliary >>> oil...
• WTB 2.1 pieces
  Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
  Wed, 28 Sep 2005 15:27:20 -0700
  I am looking to put the oil cooler / heater from a 2.1l on my 1.9l. I have the cooler itself already, but...
• Re: I am considering installing an auxiliary oil cooler
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 15 Sep 2010 14:11:45 -0700
  ...11705 Oil Cooler Kit Complete, 72 Plate with "Sandwich" Oil Filter Adaptor $132.00" shown on http://www.bus-boys.com/oilcoolingremote.html -- is...
• Re: Oil cooler R&R
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 11 Sep 2015 22:06:32 -0500
  ...Oil cooler R&R > > Got a water leak somewhere in the vacinity of the oil cooler. The plan is > to remove the cooler, replace...