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Re: Watching Oil Temp (long, as usual)
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Wed, 20 Jul 2011 08:47:38 -0500
...The oil cooler I referred to is an external, add on cooler like the tencentlife or similar one, not the little one that is...
Re: Major Oil Leak!
Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
Sat, 2 Feb 2008 13:35:06 -0500
...You will notice on the oil cooler unit a large, thin nut that holds the oil cooler into place. Tighten that nut a bit...
Re: 88 GL - Oil Cooler R&R
Historical mailing list - SDF ( Scott Daniel Foss )
Wed, 8 Jan 2014 23:41:08 -0800
...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: A/C resuscitation - where to start?
Historical mailing list - Todd Last
Wed, 27 Jun 2007 19:11:38 +0000
...http://www.procooler.com/ The Pro Cooler actually replaces the factory installed receiver/dryer in your Porsche 911. It will dramatically improve the performance...
Re: Oil overfill... or not? (long post)
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Thu, 5 Aug 2010 08:20:31 -0700
just one thing Dave, the factory "oil cooler" is more of an "oil temp moderator". Helps in warm up of engine but really can...
Re: Oil cooler upgrade for WBX 2.1L
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Tue, 4 Mar 2003 06:34:38 -0500
...Oil cooler upgrade for WBX 2.1L Greetings Listees! I'm thinking about ways to keep the toaster-oven-on-wheels from overheating. Is...
Re: Auto Trans Cooler - question
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Mon, 26 Oct 2009 16:40:16 -0700
...you could hang the cooler by the hoses, not attached to the trans at all, and it should not leak coolant at all. if...
Re: anyone actually _use_ an evaporative cooler
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Wed, 19 Jun 2002 16:34:19 -0500
Believe it or not! I actually had one of the hang on evaporative coolers that I used on a 49 Pontiac coupe. The passenger...
Re: I guess if I'm putting on a tencentlife oil cooler . . .
Historical mailing list - Chris S
Sat, 9 Apr 2011 15:03:26 -0400
...My Westy's radio was gone when I bought it, so > no problem. > > I'm using a Mocal cooler with a Mocal sandwich plate...
Re: replacing oil cooler O-ring
Historical mailing list - Bill H.
Thu, 3 Mar 2005 15:02:50 -0800
If you clamp the hoses and leave them attached to the cooler, there isn't enough play in the hoses to get the cooler...
Re: External Oil cooler
Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
Tue, 11 Nov 2008 17:46:28 -0500
Chris, Here are a few pix of my oil cooler project (still in progress). http://neksiwel.20m.com/photo_1.html Click on to...
Re: Hose clamps
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 29 May 2011 14:19:43 -0400
...Hose clamps I've replaced the ATF cooler on Mellow Yellow (1.9L) with an external ATF cooler from Gowesty. The two coolant hoses...
Re: Transmission woes
Historical mailing list - Leon Korkin
Wed, 28 Mar 2001 21:13:52 -0800
Joe, It looks like your trans cooler busted and tranny needs to be serviced. I hope i am wrong but if that fluid smells...
Re: Tiico Oil Cooler / Aftermarket oil pressure gauges
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Fri, 26 Jul 2002 00:03:56 -0400
...Tiico Oil Cooler / Aftermarket oil pressure gauges The Tiico oil cooler has two 10mm inputs for adding an oil pressure gauge and an oil...
Re: Mixing coolants
Historical mailing list - Westyman
Mon, 6 Jan 2003 10:51:01 -0800
You shouldn't lose any coolant when replacing the oil cooler O-ring. The 'easy way' is to remove the filter, then the nut...
Re: Sandwich oil cooler adapter question
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Thu, 27 Sep 2001 07:33:25 -0500
...Sandwich oil cooler adapter question > > > I just finally got around to installing the axillary oil cooler on > my 83 > Westfalia Air Cooled. > I installed...
Re: Attention TDI Gurus! What is hotter, oil or compressed air?
Historical mailing list - Bj�rn Ratjen
Mon, 25 Nov 2002 16:58:04 -0800
...depends on the temperature! If you are looking at your sandwich cooler application then mount the oil cooler separate or after the air cooler...
Re: dometic frig from ...
Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
Wed, 5 Jun 2024 07:45:00 -0400
Hi Mike, Another option to consider is a stand alone electric cooler. My 84 came with the GW elimination kit. The extra storage is...
Re: engine temperature
Historical mailing list
Thu, 18 Aug 94 14:31:44 EDT
...What I have done is install a second cooler sitting above the tranny with a fan swiped from a Renault 5 and a motor...
Re: For those with automatic transmissions
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Thu, 19 Feb 2015 18:54:27 -0800
...If you have some aptitude you can come up with a more Gucci and effective cooler than the kits available, I would guess. AN...
Question about the fluid cooler on the auto tranny
Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
Fri, 23 Apr 2010 16:35:19 -0700
...I was wondering why a larger, turbo'd motor from the same era wouldn't have a 'cooler' on what is essentially the same...
oil cooler o-ring
Historical mailing list - Dan Houg
Tue, 7 Feb 1995 16:18:49 CST6CDT
...I just had the oil cooler o-ring replaced on this '87 I bought. It was leaking on cold starts so I had the...
Re: AC
Historical mailing list - John Klun
Thu, 18 Jan 2001 17:53:03 -0700
Rocky Mountain Motorworks sells a 'swamp cooler' for old Beetles. It mounts on the outside of the passenger side window and looks a little...
AC upgrade - in-dash
Historical mailing list - Bill Marshall
Wed, 31 Jul 2002 13:39:51 EDT
...In looking for a part, I asked a guy at Cooler Air what he would do to make the AC better. Below is his...
Re: Custom Oil/Tranny Coolers for automatic vanagon
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Tue, 12 May 2009 07:15:21 -0700
...Has anyone here installed a custom 3rd party Oil or Tranny cooler in an > automatic 2.1L ? > > Sorry, I should have told you to...
Re: Best 12V Cooler
Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
Mon, 20 May 2002 19:28:29 -0700
...wrote: > So I need to buy a 12V 32 quart or smaller cooler for > work and play. Ive heard rumors that the Igloo brand...
Re: Nice WBX....
Historical mailing list - Kenneth Lewis
Tue, 22 Jul 2008 13:37:34 -0400
I emailed him to ask about his placement of the thermostatic oil cooler sandwich adapter. Just so happens I want to put together a...
Re: Fridge on 12V [thread drifted a bit]
Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
Sun, 31 Aug 2014 06:49:09 -0700
...I'm gonna chop off that cigar lighter plug about 6'' up the wire and terminate the cooler's cord into a pair of...
Re: anyone actually _use_ an evaporative cooler
Historical mailing list - mike
Wed, 19 Jun 2002 15:41:50 -0700
...anyone actually _use_ an evaporative cooler > > Believe it or not! > I actually had one of the hang on evaporative coolers that I used on...
Re: Help! Massive oil leak from behind cooler (2.1)
Historical mailing list - Chris DeLong
Mon, 27 Dec 2004 21:18:52 +0000
...Help! Massive oil leak from behind cooler (2.1) >> >> >> >> >>>Hi folks, >>>developed a big oil leak thats comming from behind the Oil cooler on...
Re: 86 2.1 oil cooler onto a 83 1.9
Historical mailing list - Bulley
Mon, 12 Jul 1999 19:09:00 -0400
...These two cars have the type of oil cooler I think you are talking about. Look where VW tapped into the coolant system, and...
Re: Best 12V Cooler
Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
Thu, 23 May 2002 11:13:18 -0400
I bought the Coleman cooler last summer. It works really well to keep things cold while traveling. I bought mine after much research at...
Re: Trans fluid in coolant system
Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
Wed, 4 Apr 2012 14:00:18 -0700
...Also I was real surprised how expensive a new cooler cost, between 530 and 300 dollars. I would think an external radiator type cooler...
Re: Best 12V Cooler
Historical mailing list - Ty Graham
Mon, 20 May 2002 23:02:03 -0700
...Best 12V Cooler So I need to buy a 12V 32 quart or smaller cooler for work and play. Ive heard rumors that the...
Re: auto tranny cooling Q's
Historical mailing list - Terry K.
Sun, 9 Jun 2002 10:30:48 -0500
...I am wondering if anyone has ever put an aftermarket transmission cooler on one. if so where do you get them/? Chris
Can overtightening the oil filter on an 88 cause coolant leaks?
Historical mailing list - Lee Kouns
Sun, 3 Nov 2002 08:04:37 -0800
...It drips from the corner of the oil cooler and from a nearby drainplug on the engine at a rate of about one drop...
Re: Source for small auxiliary coolant pump? (oil cooler idea!)
Historical mailing list - Michael J. Sullivan
Mon, 8 May 2000 16:15:39 -0500
...Use the stock TD water-cooled oil >cooler, but instead of utilizing the already-hot coolant of the engine's >cooling system to try...
## changing 1990 2.1L waterleaker oil cooler hoses in situ
Historical mailing list - TinkerMan
Wed, 7 Aug 2002 15:00:42 -0700
Hello Volks! I have leaks from both hoses connected to the oil cooler (the rubber has deteriorated under the metal bands) and need to...
Re: Aux. Oil Coolers, trip report 82 Vanagon, oil temps, beetle recall
Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
Sat, 16 May 1998 08:47:53 -0700
At 09:46 PM 5/15/98 -0700, Kw wrote: >Howdy all, > >I am considering adding an auxiliary oil cooler to my 82 westfalia...
rear heat in aircooleds./idea
Historical mailing list - Tim Smith
Sun, 28 Sep 1997 15:23:35 -0700
...With the oil cooler installed, run hoses through firewall to heater, then to pump then reservoir and back to cooler. This should give a...
Re: what is it?? mystery part
Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
Sat, 22 Dec 2012 13:44:44 -0500
...runs air over Ice or cool water and makes the interior cooler. Works better in Low humidity areas. Also known as a swamp cooler...
Re: Suggestions for 12V plug-in coolers?
Historical mailing list
Sat, 17 May 1997 00:06:12 -0400 (EDT)
...I've been using normal coolers with gel-packs and block ice. Any good FAQs on these? Good brands, ones to avoid, etc.? Thanks...
Inter-coolers?
Historical mailing list - Bob Bellanca
Tue, 15 Jul 1997 06:46:15 -0700
Good morning All, I just received a note from Helmut suggesting an inter-cooler for my 1.9L TD re-power.Now i don...
Re: Is It Cool To Be Cooler?
Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
Sun, 11 Jun 2000 10:08:22 -0700
i think that it is because when the engine is running cooler, it is less efficient. you want cold dense air coming into the...
Re: 2.1 WBX, larger oil cooler availability?
Historical mailing list - Todd Last
Wed, 16 Oct 2002 00:20:24 -0700
...about an aftermarket oil cooler, with larger cooling capacity, for the 2.1l WBX engine. My use of the achieves provided no clues. Any...
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: Anyone have experience with the F.A.S./GTA Auto trans cooler?
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Sat, 23 Jan 2016 14:06:34 -0800
Installing the manual transmission coupling/manifold is why I'm looking for another cooler. The AT version is a custom made aluminum unit that...
Re: Distributor Woes - One Lives - One Dies
Historical mailing list - JRodgers
Wed, 25 Dec 2013 01:10:02 -0600
There seems to be a consensus growing about that oil cooler O-ring! John On 12/24/2013 5:17 PM, mark drillock wrote...
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: Install extermal oil cooler? Re: Trans fluid in coolant system
Historical mailing list - David Bjorkman
Thu, 5 Apr 2012 07:50:57 -0500
...24px"><DIV><FONT size=1>Forget that cooler that connects to your <SPAN class=misspelled>coolant</SPAN> system.  Van Cafe and German...
Re: Install of GoWesty ATF Cooler
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Sun, 22 May 2011 22:15:17 -0700
...The cooler was first referred to as the > "coil" cooler, then two sentences later, the "oil" cooler. I wondered if > these were two different...
Re: Oil temp musings and hairbrained ideas
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Wed, 19 Nov 2008 19:54:09 -0500
The synthetic oil runs cooler because of its surface tension and flow characteristics. Less friction and it absorbs less horse power. Also, you may...
Re: Oil filter flange Coolant/Oil heat exchanger...works.
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Wed, 6 Oct 2010 18:47:58 -0700
...much > that > the 'cooler' would help. > > Anyhow, I had mine running with out the plumbing going to that heat > exchanger/cooler, whatever you might...
Re: Fw: Golf/ jetta auto trans can be used with vanagon diffs
Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
Sun, 9 Mar 2003 20:48:17 -0500
...I always use the regular ones without and leave the cooler > > > lines attached to the cooler and secure it in, because you'll have...
Re: Oil block off adapter for WBX
Historical mailing list - Vanagon Man
Sat, 28 Jun 2003 06:51:34 -0400
I was going to install a remote cooler on my van.had bought it and everything. BUT....... could not see a way to route...
Re: Sqirting water on an oil cooler et al
Historical mailing list
Mon, 17 Jul 95 18:06:23 EDT
...Squirting the radiator or oil cooler can't be that much different than driving through a very very very thick fog, or maybe the...
Re: Pyramid Lake and new Dometic cooler
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Thu, 26 Jun 2014 18:09:27 -0700
...We were able to test out our new Dometic CoolFreeze CF-25 cooler and am pretty happy with the results. > > Pictures and more words...
FS: new five-cylinder SA bell housing, external oil cooler
Historical mailing list - Westyman
Thu, 1 Jul 2004 20:32:40 -0700
...Also, a Setrab oil cooler with SS braided hoses and 'sandwich' thermostat/adaptor, $60. Email me, not the list, syncrowestytd at mindspring dot com...
Re: Options for Replacing Refrigerator
Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
Mon, 17 Apr 2006 07:01:57 -0700
...the fridge and do you use a > cooler with ice or a decent 12V plug in cooler unit to supplement or replace > the fridge...
Re: Bus Boys Oil Cooler Kit
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sat, 24 Aug 2013 21:54:25 -0400
I for one am a fan of adding an oil cooler to the Waterboxer. However I still ask the customer why? For moderate driving...