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• Re: Oil cooler for 81 (and 67) Westy
  Historical mailing list - DOUGLAS
  Wed, 19 Jun 1996 22:26:53 -0700
  Jim Ellis wrote: > > Wedston at Remuse@aol.com was asking about installation locations of plate > type external oil coolers... inside or outside of the...
• Re: Anyone know of a good cooler for a Vanagon...
  Historical mailing list - A Abian
  Fri, 12 Sep 2003 04:01:02 -0400
  ...Anyone know of a good cooler for a Vanagon... >> >>Jesse, >>We have a plug in cooler (Coleman) and like it to supplement the fridge...
• It runs! and tightening the oil cooler
  Historical mailing list - Mike Jeffrey
  Wed, 6 Jul 2005 09:19:40 -0700
  ...I discovered that I had neglected to properly tighten the three nuts holding on the oil cooler - doh!! Managed to reach 2 out of...
• Water Pump Failure -- some clues from my experience
  Historical mailing list - Robert Campbell
  Thu, 4 Aug 2005 18:52:49 -0400
  ...When I look under there, that's odd, the drip is coming off of the oil cooler, very strange. A search of the archive...
• Any experience with Koolatron coolers?
  Historical mailing list - David Hicks
  Fri, 14 Aug 1998 17:43:32 EDT
  Looked at some Koolatron coolers in a catalog today. Anyone have any experience with these? Prices ran fron $107-180. None in the store...
• Oil Coolers
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 10 Jun 2003 14:29:46 -0400
  ...cooled Vanagon running in heat is to install an aftermarket oil cooler. Has anyone had any experience with this? He mentioned unit�s that...
• FS: Aux Oil Cooler fro Air Cooled
  Historical mailing list - Justin M.Mayrand
  Thu, 30 Sep 2004 18:15:45 -0400
  Hey All, This is an Aux Oil Cooler, complete kit from an Air Cooled Vanagon. Has radiator, lines, thermostat, and filter boss. No clue...
• Re: I am considering installing an auxiliary oil cooler
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Wed, 15 Sep 2010 14:32:48 -0500
  ...I will > say that I've been very happy with the tencentlife external oil cooler kit, > dropped my oil temps to remain around 210F...
• Re: Oil heat exchanger fail.. more
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 24 Oct 2017 16:30:14 +0000
  ...The O ring on my oil cooler had started leaking > so upon inspection of the cooler, noticed it was starting to craze or > crack...
• Re: Oil Temperature??
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Fri, 25 Sep 2015 15:40:47 -0500
  You don't have to pull the engine to install an external oil cooler, though given the miles on your engine, there certainly might...
• Re: VDO Transmission PRESSURE gauge...anyone used one on a 2.1L AT???
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sun, 27 Jul 2003 20:53:49 -0700
  ...I can testify that many transmissions have coolers and motor homes have add on coolers for providing cooler transmissions and possibly a longer life...
• Re: Oil overfill -- now what?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 25 Jun 2015 23:02:50 -0400
  ...Having the oil cooler can make checking oil tricky especially after a change if the system allows some oil to drain from the cooler...
• Re: 4th heater core burst in 1 year!
  Historical mailing list - Paul Cavanaugh
  Fri, 29 Jun 2001 07:41:42 -0400
  Jere, I have had AT fluid in my coolant (brownish sludge) since the first differential cooler blew last summer. It never totally goes away...
• Re: Oxygen Sensor / Full Throttle Switch
  Historical mailing list - Dave Kautz
  Mon, 21 Nov 94 14:25:51 PST
  ...don't forget that i had an external oil cooler on that bus > .. so that might have brought my temperatures back down (if they...
• Re: evaporative a/c option (NO VANGON CONTENT)
  Historical mailing list - GMBulley
  Tue, 21 Apr 1998 22:16:45 EDT
  In a message dated 98-04-21 18:43:35 EDT, Bill@FREEHOLDER.COM writes: << Evap coolers do work really well, as long as...
• Re: Any experience with Koolatron coolers?
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Hill
  Fri, 14 Aug 1998 18:44:27 -0500
  ...Chuck Hill David Hicks wrote: > Looked at some Koolatron coolers in a catalog today. Anyone have any---
• Re: Oil cooler upgrade for WBX 2.1L
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Tue, 4 Mar 2003 22:06:44 -0800
  ...Is the cooler from Dieselgeek, a good option? How much work is this to install? Is this worth the money? > >http://www.dieselgeek.com...
• Re: Add-on Oil Coolers
  Historical mailing list - Bob Hufford
  Sun, 14 May 1995 12:04:37 -0500 (CDT)
  ...I > had the engine rebuilt, and the oil-cooler system added, with gauges > to monitor the situation. My current set up does have the...
• Re: Source for small auxiliary coolant pump? (oil cooler idea!)
  Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
  Tue, 9 May 2000 11:40:31 EDT
  ...Use the stock TD water-cooled oil >cooler, but instead of utilizing the already-hot coolant of the engine's >cooling system to try...
• Re: .... Porsche 6 cyl heating van
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Fri, 7 Jan 2000 06:51:04 -0600
  ...I > > I have an airconditioner squirel cage fan attached to a transmission cooler > on my FORD E350 4x4 van (yes, a very large Syncro...
• Re: Nice WBX....
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Lewis
  Tue, 22 Jul 2008 15:14:15 -0400
  ...noticable > difference between which cooler goes first. > > What adapter are you using? I have an RX-7 Oil cooler I got specifically > to add...
• Re: External oil cooler, Help overheating
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Tue, 12 Aug 2003 16:51:22 -0500
  ...My 79 loaf engine was balanced, ported big intake vale heads from FAT,, had a thermostatically controlled mega oil cooler on it and dual...
• Re: oil leak above the oil filter.
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Thu, 30 Jun 2005 00:24:29 -0400
  ...It doesn't appear to > be either of the two hoses It looks like it's just above the little oil > cooler box? (is...
• High VW Content: "hot/cold Igloo coolers found"...
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
  Fri, 12 Mar 1999 18:45:49 -0600
  ...NO VW CONTENT "hot/cold Igloo coolers found"... I went shopping for school paper and notebooks and came across those Hot/cold coolers that...
• Re: Oil heat exchanger fail.. more
  Historical mailing list - steve meassick
  Wed, 25 Oct 2017 15:37:19 +0000
  ...Seem to keep me to be about 20 degrees cooler oil on long inclines. >>> I have replaced the original oil cooler with a late...
• Re: 82 westy, custom modifying circut to run cooler (?)
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 5 Sep 2008 11:20:33 -0700
  ...and if it runs richer, it might run cooler. BUT........a big but.............warmer is better. Unless you are pushing huge long grades with...
• 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...
• Re: Oil overfill -- now what?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 26 Jun 2015 16:13:18 -0500
  ...is the oil in the cooler will or will not going back to the engine when >> I shut off the engine? thus will it...
• Re: 2liter2cooler?
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 18 May 1996 23:16:48 -0400
  ...I'd been told as far as remote >coolers go (I'm interested in the 'plate' style, rather than tube and fin) >that it...
• Re: Coolant and oil mixing???
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Ensing
  Fri, 2 May 2003 22:32:10 EDT
  As a rule of thumb it requires oil pressure to get that much oil into the coolant and those coolers go bad all the...
• Re: put on new oilcooler
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 25 Jul 1995 00:58:35 -0400
  The problem with mounting the cooler in front of the air intake is now you have hot air goin' to all 4 cylinders. Sure...
• NO VW CONTENT "hot/cold Igloo coolers found"...
  Historical mailing list - MtnGal
  Fri, 12 Mar 1999 07:03:57 -0800
  I went shopping for school paper and notebooks and came across those Hot/cold coolers that plug into your cigarette lighter at McFrugal's...
• oil cooler
  Historical mailing list - John Lunetta
  Wed, 23 Jan 2002 11:20:43 -0500
  Thanks Tim and Max. Makes sense to me.
• Re: Auto tranny cooler partnumber=087409061C
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Wed, 21 Jun 2006 15:49:30 -0700
  > > one other related question can these coolers be rebuilt > how do they fail the gowesty site says fails internally > is there a rubber seal...
• Re: A/T problems -- fluid level high
  Historical mailing list - Rick Cooper
  Sun, 22 Feb 2015 12:29:46 -0800
  ...I assumed the trans cooler would still be the culprit since oil floats on water. But maybe it's not the cooler. I'll...
• Re: 2.1 conversion warning-more solution comments
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 15 Sep 2000 07:54:44 -0700
  ...Both the cooling system and exhaust were redesigned to accommodate the cooler. There is no room for it to be installed and plumbed given...
• a/c condensor use suggestions
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 21 Jun 2012 07:52:59 -0700
  ...I'm canvassing suggestions on what to do with it, i.e. - re-install with new rad and use as oil cooler - surely it...
• Re: Anything like this for 1.9L?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Sat, 28 May 2011 06:39:35 -0700
  Hey all, On Fri, 2011-05-27 at 17:14 -0400, Dennis Haynes wrote: > When removing the factory water cooled ATF cooler the hoses...
• Replace trans oil cooler? 90 Vanagon automatic
  Historical mailing list - Deanna Scoggin Torra
  Thu, 2 Dec 2004 12:55:05 -0600
  Should I heed the warnings out there, and have the transmission oil cooler replaced before it breaks and causes mayhem? The ORIGINAL battery on...
• Re: a refrigerator replacement
  Historical mailing list - aircooledchris
  Fri, 10 Dec 2004 07:15:30 -0800
  I have found that if one needs something that is ICE cold, or to have ice itself, bringing a cooler along with a 20lb...
• Re: 2.1 conversion warning--and solution
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Thu, 14 Sep 2000 08:14:58 -0700
  I agree with Dennis' assessment here based on my experience with and without the oil cooler on my conversion. Oil is the primary coolant...
• Re: Coolent Leak
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Mon, 28 Jun 2010 21:51:19 -0500
  Since you said it is a coolant leak..have you checked the little hoses to and from the cooler? The hose clamps can bite...
• Re: Can overtightening the oil filter on an 88 cause coolant leaks?
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Sun, 3 Nov 2002 11:49:47 -0500
  ...Sounds like deteriorated O-rings in the cooler. You may want to have your 'mechanic' replace the o-rings during next oil change.. or...
• Re: replacing oil cooler O-ring
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Sat, 5 Mar 2005 11:40:09 -0700
  ...replacing oil cooler O-ring > I replaced my O-ring. took off my oil filter and decided that I needed to > buy a 27mm...
• Re: simple oil temp measurment..... will this work?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 28 Oct 2002 16:31:00 -0600
  It is my understanding that Frank Grunthaner has an engine with two oil coolers on it. He measures the temp going in and out...
• Re: Coolant Drain - 2.1 L
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 15 Sep 2015 22:23:54 -0500
  ...Then > remove the bolts holding that pipe to the water pump and disconnect the > small oil cooler hoe from the pump. Coolant will rush...
• Re: Silcone Coolants lines ???Re: 85 Gl Auto Tranny 5/8" Coolant Hoses to Tranny Cooler Busted-
  Historical mailing list - TC
  Fri, 1 Jun 2007 20:53:45 -0700
  ...85 Gl Auto Tranny 5/8" Coolant Hoses > to Tranny Cooler Busted- > > > > Guys no thoughts on Silcone > > any one use em at all 2ply...
• Re: Aux Oil Cooler install...results Aircooled vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Arlen
  Fri, 28 Jun 2002 01:35:46 -0700
  ...Airspeeds are higher, temperatures are cooler, and air flow through the engine bay is very controlled. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bill N wrote: > Sounds like the oil cooler...
• Re: For those with automatic transmissions
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Thu, 19 Feb 2015 18:57:26 -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...
• Re: Fridge Burner box
  Historical mailing list - John Reynolds
  Sun, 26 Aug 2012 12:05:08 -0700
  ...I put a sleeping bag around the cooler during the day. Keep it in the shade if bear or raccoons are not a problem...
• Oil cooler
  Historical mailing list - J. Stefanovich
  Wed, 14 Oct 1998 09:51:34 -0600
  Hello folks, I saw an ad in a German magazine (VW Scene) for an add-on oil cooler system that put a unit between...
• Oil cooler discussion
  Historical mailing list - Matt Sutton
  Sat, 28 Jun 2003 10:33:50 -0400
  Hi folks, Seen a couple posts about non-stock oil coolers over the past couple days, and I wanted to get more info. It...
• Re: 2.1 WBX OIL COOLER
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Fri, 26 Jan 2007 12:29:01 -0500
  Like Jim stated, all 2.1L had oil cooler, now, half of the van i see (2.1L) don't have this one or...
• Re: Can this do that?
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Sun, 22 May 2011 21:46:31 -0400
  ...19:09 Rocket J Squirrel <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM> napisał(a): > I just installed tencentlife's external oil cooler kit. The instructions > were to...
• Fwd: Oxygenated fuel causes overheating on aircooled
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Tue, 19 Oct 1999 12:52:33 EDT
  ...I am using all stock tin and oil cooling, no external oil coolers. I also use synthetic oil. Robert >> [message/rfc822]
• 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: WTB Oil Cooler bits? For adding to 1.9...
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sat, 20 Aug 2016 19:40:26 +0000
  ...You will need the longer threaded tube, an oil cooler, and a nut to fit the tube. I can get you the o-ring...
• Inquiry on European Cooler Air, Inc
  Historical mailing list - Larry Chase
  Mon, 26 Aug 2002 08:30:26 -0700
  Folks, Has any list member had AC work done by European Cooler Air, Inc in Rockwall, Texas. http://www.europeancoolerair.com/ They offer Custom...
• Dometic idea? (was: Dometic question. (yes did search archives.... ;^)
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Tue, 27 Jun 2006 13:54:47 -0400
  So here's a crazy thought. *IF* air is cooler under van when parked, why not have an air intake through floor of van...
• Re: [VW gas I4 Conversions] Extra Oil cooler?
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Fri, 17 Jun 2011 06:08:04 -0700
  On Fri, Jun 17, 2011 at 4:42 AM, Chris S <szpejankowski@gmail.com> wrote: > I have my oil cooler on the drivers side...