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oil cooler in front
Historical mailing list
Thu, 20 Jul 95 14:17:22 PDT
> Robb@scsc.shasta.cc.ca.us writes: > > I'm going to install an extra oil cooler on my Type IV 73 Westy. > I've...
Is It Cool To Be Cooler?
Historical mailing list - The Gunnings
Sun, 11 Jun 2000 12:12:11 -0400
Purchased a thermoswitch (BMW) which supposedly operates (kicks on) at a temperature 10 degrees cooler than the stock VW one does. I think it...
transmission life expectancy? (4)
Historical mailing list - mark
Mon, 12 Jan 2004 22:29:35 -0800
...Another good thing to change well in advance, is the ATF cooler, cause when that thing breaks its hell to go through. Someone was...
van paint job
Historical mailing list - Timmy Evens
Sat, 13 Apr 2013 11:47:50 -0700
...engine performance >due to the cooler intake air, and that in turn, may have a bearing on a cooler >block?...i.e., coolant and...
"Swamp Cooler" questions
Historical mailing list - CARY CHIANG
Fri, 21 Jan 2000 15:23:21 MST
...I recently saw a "swamp cooler" or de-humidifier device mounted on top of a Westy's roof in place of the vent hatch...
Front AC installation - GROUP PURCHASE INQUIRY
Historical mailing list - Larry Chase
Wed, 4 Sep 2002 10:15:58 -0700
Folks, Front AC installation - GROUP PURCHASE INQUIRY? Interested in seeing if we have enough folks for a group purchase discount from European Cooler Air...
Oil Cooler Orientation?
Historical mailing list - John Carpenter
Sat, 18 Apr 2009 10:46:48 -0600
Hope this get through? Oil Cooler Orientation? It really should be obvious, but which way do the hose nipples go? Back or Up ? There...
follow this url was: Swamp Coolers?
Historical mailing list - John-Reed Maffeo (rlpa80)
Thu, 20 Aug 1998 11:34:29 -0700
http://www.swampy.net/airairha.html
swampy? cooler.....
Historical mailing list - Mark C
Wed, 26 Jul 2006 12:22:11 -0700
okay, what about this? http://www.swampy.net/im30.html
Re: Unused Fridge and weight (long)
Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
Thu, 26 May 2005 08:59:35 -0700
...my 78 champagne edition westy had a nice horizontal fridge/cooler with a drain which I miss... I now use a Coleman Extreme cooler...
Re: Subie swap curiosity
Historical mailing list - David Milo
Sat, 4 May 2013 19:42:26 -0400
I beg to differ as far as the requirement for a replacement automatic transmission cooler is concerned, at least using a 2.2L Subaru...
need advice on charging light coming on in my 90 Vanagon GL
Historical mailing list - David Cohen
Wed, 2 Dec 2009 02:12:28 EST
...The can cooler has a auto shutoff when sensing a low battery charge. The can cooler shut down at the same time the dash...
Re: Bus depot headlight upgrade "Vision Kit" for 1988 vanagon GL RELATED QUESTION/THREAD HIJACK
Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
Sun, 19 Jul 2015 12:29:20 -0400
...I unplugged the cooler > >> when we arrived and tried the high beams and everything worked normally. > >> > >> Is the cooler drawing so much power it...
Re: Wanted Auto Trans Cooler
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Tue, 31 Aug 2010 15:26:29 -0700
...Wanted Auto Trans Cooler > I've got one you can have for the price of shipping. 130,000 miles on it. > Was working when...
Re: Help! Massive oil leak from behind cooler (2.1)
Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
Mon, 27 Dec 2004 14:40:28 -0500
...comming from behind the Oil cooler on my 88 GL. > I tried retorquing the nut that holds the cooler on, may have even made...
Got the Drips :-(
Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
Sun, 13 Jul 2008 10:22:48 -0500
...I changed the oil cooler seal and leak is still there. It is running down the side of a square aluminum part right on...
Re: anyone bought a Coleman thermoelectric cooler?
Historical mailing list - joseph Trussell
Wed, 12 Jun 2002 13:44:37 -0600
...anyone bought a Coleman thermoelectric cooler? Date: Wed, 12 Jun 2002 15:28:19 EDT i was in Wally world yesterday and saw they...
Re: need help, oil in coolant (bit long)
Historical mailing list - Larry Hamm
Tue, 19 Jan 1999 12:03:14 -0700
DAVID MOST wrote: > Has anyone on the list ever had the oil cooler go bad, and if so, what > were the symptoms? > David, I...
RE: Oil Temps, Coolers, and pumps, separated circuits?
Historical mailing list - Easton Trevor
Tue, 25 Jun 96 10:52:00 DST
...Oil Temps, Coolers, and pumps, separated circuits? |Date: June 25, 1996 10:27AM | |Trevor E. envisions an electric aux oil pump. I would picture...
Re: Oil cooler placement?
Historical mailing list
Fri, 21 Jun 1996 21:32:48 -0700
At 8:43 PM 6/21/96, Tomstory wrote: >Ok, ONE more time...: ) > > The oil cooler is the DERALE brand cooler with the 10...
Re: Oil Cooler Adapter
Historical mailing list - Chuck Mathis
Fri, 1 Jun 2001 15:20:21 EDT
...You probably want to be sure that whatever cooler you install has some sort of thermostatic control. Chuck '85 Wolfsburg Westy - 'Roland the Road...
Re: Oil Temperature??
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Fri, 25 Sep 2015 20:41:24 -0700
...Rabbit gas motor, which ran with no cooler from the factory...So the standard VW cooler does do some significant cooling in my experience...
Re: [NVC] Create electricity-free cooler
Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
Sat, 30 Jul 2011 06:56:10 -0700
...Evap coolers, whether in the form of a couple-a terra cotta pots or in the form of swamp coolers, are a good choice...
Re: OIL COOLER FILTER SANDWICH PLATE + THERMOSTAT experiences need
Historical mailing list - Chris S
Sun, 16 Apr 2017 09:52:38 -0400
...I am now concentrating on my secondary oil cooler. > > Recently I bought the empi oil cooler filter sandwich plate, AN8 PTFE > stainless braid hose...
Re: Oil cooler installation pictures...
Historical mailing list - pdooley
Fri, 5 Jun 2009 20:30:23 -0400
...Oil cooler installation pictures... ... http://neksiwel.20m.com/photo_1.html Click on thumbnails to enlarge. Before, temperatures would climb quickly towards 230F after...
Re: auto trans cooler busted(trans full of water)... screwed?
Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
Sat, 14 May 2005 22:38:05 -0400
...As to prevention of blowing transmission cooler seals ... make sure the engine isn't over pressurizing the cooling system through leaky internal headgaskets or...
Dometic Weekender Cooler
Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
Sun, 2 Dec 2001 12:29:53 -0600
...s---- Last spring I purchased from a undisclosed source a weekender cooler. I plugged it in , and it didn't function. I have zero...
Re: Small Oil Leak 91GL
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Fri, 20 Jun 2008 15:59:51 -0400
The seal above the oil cooler will never re-seal after being disturbed. It quckly becomes hard and flat. get a new one. It...
TE coolers etc.
Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
Mon, 27 Feb 95 10:11:16 PST
A few notes on Thermoelectric coolers pros cons and others. A TE cooler works on the Peltier Junction Effect to transfer heat across a...
Re: does anyone make the old evaportive window mount coolers anymore?
Historical mailing list - Rex Merriweather
Tue, 16 Mar 2004 13:38:52 -0800
...does anyone make the old evaportive window mount coolers anymore? > Hi all, > > planning a trip to the desert with an '87 vanagon with no...
Re: Moving forward - with an autotranny.....
Historical mailing list - JRodgers
Thu, 22 May 2014 12:40:40 -0500
...I will be replacing my Trans cooler with a bell housing-mounted 402 cooler, also. One thing to note about that is that not...
Re: Drip, drip drip from 2l1 oil cooler.
Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
Mon, 25 Aug 2008 06:40:37 EDT
...I ended up replacing the water pump, all the hoses and metal pipes to and from the water pump and oil cooler along with...
Re: Coolant Leak - 2.1L WBX
Historical mailing list - Jack Botts
Fri, 4 Sep 2015 11:13:09 -0500
If (While) you're in there, change the o-ring on the oil cooler; they get hard and crackly. I was advised not to...
Nitrogen Injection (was air scoops)
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Sun, 26 Dec 1999 18:41:02 -0600
Bob Donalds made a reference in his post on vanagon air scoops that mentioned the fact that cooler air made for more power and...
Re: Massive oil leak at oil cooler/block interface - 87 westy
Historical mailing list - Robert Donalds
Tue, 25 Feb 2003 21:50:22 -0500
Fellow vanagon types The pipe threads are to short to get 2 regular nuts onto and the nut that holds the cooler to the...
Re: Deschutes Brewery Video
Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
Fri, 13 Apr 2012 18:11:44 -0700
...the van to sleep in mystery...what about the cooler vs the fridge?...wasted space with the cooler in the van in my opinion...
Re: Moving forward - with an autotranny.....
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Thu, 22 May 2014 10:31:28 -0700
The Go Westy cooler has a thermostat, and is the only one I'm aware of that does. Ten Cent Life's engine oil...
Re: Oil Level Min vs Max
Historical mailing list - ROGunter
Wed, 18 Mar 1998 05:52:02 EST
...But the cooler readings that one observes when the oil level is less than maximum, is this the result of genuinely cooler oil OR...
Re: Auto tranny cooler partnumber=087409061C
Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
Wed, 21 Jun 2006 15:24:34 -0700
...Auto tranny cooler partnumber=087409061C > I just had a 'soft' (clutches, seals etc) auto tranny rebuilt (1700cdn with > redline) > Just curious if anybody has...
Re: Oil temp musings and hairbrained ideas
Historical mailing list - John Bange
Wed, 19 Nov 2008 20:18:55 -0800
...A bigger oil cooler for the WBX? > http://forums.tdiclub.com/showthread.php?t=78993 > Wow. I like that idea. Might take a little...
Re: Can this do that? [THANKS, ALL]
Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
Sun, 22 May 2011 20:18:28 -0700
...First the new plumbing (Gowesty external ATF cooler, tencentlife external oil cooler) goes in (that was this weekend); then the senders go in (install...
Tiico: oil in the water (need advice)
Historical mailing list - Chris D'Amico
Tue, 25 Jun 2002 11:36:16 -0700
...First replace the oil cooler and flush the system. He did this (not replacing my old oil filter I noticed) and automatically the oil...
Re: What to do with a Dometic RC160E cooler?
Historical mailing list - J Stewart
Thu, 26 Jun 2014 18:03:19 +0000
When I bought my '85 Weekender about 4 years ago, it also had the cooler ( I first thought it was a window air conditioner...
Re: Coleman DC cooler
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Wed, 1 Jul 2009 15:45:35 -0700
...Awesome > cooler, horrible price. Something to look for on craigslist. > > Jim > > On Tue, Jun 30, 2009 at 10:00 PM, craig cowan<phishman068@gmail...
Re: oil pressure
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Sun, 8 Oct 2017 12:38:37 -0700
...On Oct 8, 2017 12:21 PM, "Dennis Haynes" <d23haynes57@hotmail.com> wrote: > As an oil cooler is added you really need the oil...
For sale in Prescott, AZ
Historical mailing list - Geneva Saint-Amour
Sat, 20 Apr 2013 15:02:29 -0600
...Aftermarket transmission cooler (stock trans. cooler replacement recommended). Flowmaster exhaust. Runs great, just needs to warm up if it's a little cold outside...
Coleman DC cooler
Historical mailing list - Paul Chubbuck
Tue, 30 Jun 2009 19:15:49 -0600
Does anyone on the list have experience with those Coleman DC coolers? I'm considering the 40qt one for my imminent camping trip in...
Red light in slow traffic, Help
Historical mailing list - Fafa Nugon
Wed, 15 Nov 2000 18:44:58 HST
...heated, can anyone help in how to keep the engine cooler (much cooler) overall and specially in slow traffic. I had a scare today...
Oil Cooler seal
Historical mailing list - tomas fredricks
Thu, 6 Jan 2005 18:20:33 -0800
I need some practical instruction on replacing the seal between the block and the oil cooler on my recently acquired '86 Synchro. The old...
Re: Double nut?
Historical mailing list - Jim Quan
Sat, 9 Jul 2005 21:26:27 -0700
...target. > > > <<Getting ready to replace the o-ring on my oil cooler and have > > researched the archives and need to know what the list...
Re: Re.: Synthetic oils
Historical mailing list
Thu, 18 Aug 94 20:40:08 EDT
Do wassreboxers have oil coolers? I thought they did....DC
Re: Aircooled Vanagons
Historical mailing list - Raymond Paquette
Wed, 15 Nov 2006 14:42:59 -0800
...I've had external coolers as well. Best one had an electric fan that turned on around 170 degrees. You can also get an...
Re: Anything like this for 1.9L?
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Fri, 27 May 2011 17:14:25 -0400
When removing the factory water cooled ATF cooler the hoses should be blocked, not joined. This will make it the same as the standard...
Re: Sqirting water on an oil cooler et al
Historical mailing list - Erik Soule
Mon, 17 Jul 1995 15:24:01 -0700
...Hence squirting water on an oil cooler will kill your > engine twice as fast, on the heads doubly so!. The reason your engine > stays...
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...
Re: Remote Oil Filter/Oil Cooler Hose
Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
Tue, 3 Oct 2000 22:33:51 EDT
...for installing a remote oil filter >and/or an >external oil cooler on a 1.9l wbx? What is the best material and what...
Re: 12v Aftermarket Coolers ? Any Good?
Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
Mon, 6 Sep 2004 10:52:50 -0700
I think you'll find that all those 12v electric coolers pull a lot of amps. Check the specs for the Vector, Coleman, Igloo...
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: Propane Vs. Electric refrigerators?
Historical mailing list - Robert Crawford
Mon, 27 May 1996 11:02:23 -0700
...I replaced it with a diode cooler. I think that Igloo has several models. By diode cooler I mean those coolers that are intended...
Re: heat ideas
Historical mailing list - Mike
Sat, 29 Nov 2008 19:03:32 -0500
...The normal oil cooler is dumping the heated air overboard, you'd be ducting some heated (and recirculated) air inside, where it can do...