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• Will someone repost this to type2
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 21 Mar 2002 11:48:49 -0600
  ...RX7 Oil cooler the real skinny Even after thoroughly examining the RX7 oil cooler that I recently installed on my 83 Air Cooled Westfalia...
• Re: oil cooler seals
  Historical mailing list - Thom Fitzpatrick
  Sat, 4 Mar 1995 08:39:39 -0800 (PST)
  >Well, my motor is going together very well, and I am at the oil cooler >stage. The problem is that I can not figure...
• Dometic Cooler
  Historical mailing list - Jim Ogul
  Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:25:30 -0400
  On Craigslist here there is a Dometic chest type cooler that runs on AC, 12 volt and propane. Is that likely to be the...
• Re: oil cooler
  Historical mailing list - Abel Longoria
  Thu, 28 May 2020 14:05:05 -0500
  The thermostat still allows some oil to pass through to the cooler...it doesnt shut off the flow 100% On Thu, May 28, 2020...
• Re: [TDI-conversion] What is the best location for an external oil cooler?
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Thu, 25 May 2006 15:23:17 EDT
  David, On the issue of external oil cooler placement, I addressed this at length for my various conversions including the 1.8L gas digifant...
• Re: oil cooler
  Historical mailing list - Chris S.
  Tue, 1 Apr 2014 10:01:05 -0400
  I have a Mocal cooler and thermostatically controlled fans mounted inside the driver's side air vent at bottom. I'm using a Mocal...
• Oil cooler: possible to use AC condenser?
  Historical mailing list - Karl M.
  Thu, 17 Feb 2000 23:04:05 -0500
  In my quest for the 'perfect' oil cooler setup for my Westfalia turbodiesel, I had a brainstorm: The best location for the cooler is...
• Oil Cooler leaking coolant
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Philbrick
  Sun, 7 Dec 2008 03:35:39 -0600
  Hey Volks 2.1 stock wasserboxer in an '86 Westy I installed a new oil cooler about 7 months and 2,000 miles ago...
• Re: I'm cooler than thou
  Historical mailing list - Steve Lashley
  Sat, 29 Sep 2001 23:32:58 EDT
  ...http://williamwareagency.com/forsale/stanvan/oil_cooler_project.htm Your comments are welcome. Stan Wilder >> Looks like a clean installation but I don't...
• oil cooler
  Historical mailing list - David Moyal
  Tue, 1 Apr 2014 04:33:08 -0700
  ...Checking to see if anyone has experience mounting an oil cooler in the right (passenger side) air scoop. Model is an '83 Westy, came...
• Re: It's Friday somewhere
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Thu, 10 Jul 2014 18:30:21 -0700
  And yet this works: <https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ryangrepper/coolest-cooler-21st-century-cooler-thats-actually> Looks like a worthy addition that any...
• Re: Oil temp. ? and OP ?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Tue, 5 Oct 2010 11:56:01 -0700
  On Tue, Oct 5, 2010 at 10:40 AM, Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@turbovans.com> wrote: > I installed a tencentlife air type oil cooler...
• hot and cold
  Historical mailing list - William R. Kennedy, NJIT CIAT, 201-596-5648
  Mon, 26 Jun 95 13:04:42 EDT
  ...where to put oil cooler, I've just put a front cooler in my 6cyl Vanagon, behind the front grill after pulling out one...
• Re: The Ultimate Oil Cooler
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Fri, 14 May 1999 19:42:18 -0400
  ...Any cooler will help. Some are better than others, (debate amongst yourselves). All coolers should be used with an oil-flow thermostat that ensures...
• Re: oil cooler
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Thu, 28 May 2020 18:28:01 +0000
  I have the same oil cooler. Thought the thermostat would prevent too much cooling? On Thursday, May 28, 2020, 11:25:53 AM PDT...
• Re: oil cooler
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Thu, 28 May 2020 11:20:22 -0700
  I have vans with oil cooler from Chris Corkins (Vanistan)... it's working very well... sandwich adapter with thermostat at oil filter, cooler with...
• Re: Mazda RX7 oil cooler on Westy
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Sat, 23 Feb 2002 13:51:00 -0800
  Has anyone heard of replacing the Vanagon waterboxer Water-to-oil oil-cooler with one from a Mazda 12A rotary engine? The 12A rotary...
• Re: Tranny oil cooler,(homemade kit?)
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
  Fri, 24 Feb 2012 15:22:46 -0800
  Pre-93 Golf, Jetta, etc., did not have a auto trans cooler. Cheers, Jeff -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon...
• Mazda RX7 oil cooler on Westy
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 21 Feb 2002 06:18:37 -0600
  I've made several post recently on an RX7 oil cooler that I installed. http://williamwareagency.com/forsale/stanvan/rx7cooler1.jpg I'm not...
• Re: Vangon Fan Housing
  Historical mailing list - Dr. D.W. Carment
  Tue, 2 Aug 1994 14:44:58 -0400 (EDT)
  Beating a dead horse- the oil cooler flap set-up sounds identical to the Vanagon - it is so incredibly dumb -that I still cannot...
• Re: Weakly Stats ...
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 08 Apr 1995 07:39:09 -0400 (EDT)
  ...If you are looking for a cooler for your MV, try this. We bought one of those Igloo "electronic coolers" for our MV. When...
• coolant bath
  Historical mailing list - Mark Brush
  Wed, 24 Jun 2009 22:07:41 -0400
  I just took a nice coolant bath under my 1990 Westy :) Trying to replace the gasket between the oil cooler and engine block (had...
• Oil Cooler Marks
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Mon, 21 Dec 2015 21:02:32 -0800
  ...I replaced the oil cooler gasket at time of swap. Over time, an oil leak developed at the oil cooler. I know that this...
• Race Trim Oil Cooler Systems
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Michael Gronski
  Wed, 9 Aug 2000 14:40:48 -0400
  I was thinking about installing a 96 plate Race Trim Oil Cooler that mounts via an oil filter bypass. Has anyone installed one? Is...
• Fw: Question about factory style oil cooler
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon man
  Mon, 19 Aug 2002 08:57:42 -0400
  Messagereply i received from dieselgeek about the cooler. Adam P 81 Westy "The Brick " 70 Single Cab "Whitey" 74 Beetle "Ol Yeller" 73 Transporter...
• Re: Auto Trans Modified Governor Test Report [addendum]
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Mon, 23 May 2011 11:44:03 -0700
  ...I ruined three VW coolers before I replaced > the cooler with an aluminum block and hoses to a common > aftermarket air-cooled transmission cooler...
• What is the oil flow in a type IV cooler ?
  Historical mailing list - Christophe Guilbert
  Sun, 9 Jun 2019 11:03:07 -0700
  Hey guys, I am hooking up an external oil cooler in a the front of the van. The oil bypass is at the stock...
• Oil Cooler - urban legend?
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Mon, 7 Aug 2000 12:32:30 -0700
  I seem to recall reading somewhere that you could use an oil cooler from an early RX-7 in place of the stock Vanagon...
• Re: Tranny oil cooler,(homemade kit?)
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 24 Feb 2012 15:44:20 -0800
  ...Tranny oil cooler,(homemade kit?) > > fwiw.. > nearly ALL auto trans equipped cars have 'something' for a trans cooler, > usually a heat exchanger in the...
• Re: I am considering installing an auxiliary oil cooler
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 15 Sep 2010 13:17:01 -0700
  ...Oil Cooler Kit: all kits include Mocal sandwich plate adapter with built-in thermostatic control valve, efficient stacked-plate cooler, pre-built Parker hoses...
• Re: Auxiliary oil cooler on WBX?
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Tue, 25 Oct 2005 10:51:00 -0400
  Dont know if the cooler can be added to a 1.9. Dont be mislead by the coolers small size. This is a liquid...
• Cooler thermostat question? when needed?
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey R
  Wed, 20 Sep 2000 17:07:26 EDT
  Under what conditions would one want/need a cooler than stock thermostat or a fan switch for the radiator. Are these for desert conditions...
• Re: Custom Scoop Update - Should you care!
  Historical mailing list - Spooner, Robert E.
  Fri, 23 Aug 2002 10:16:49 -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: oil cooler
  Historical mailing list - Ralph Meyermann
  Tue, 1 Apr 2014 07:03:31 -0500
  I'm interested in what you are trying to do, are we talking an air to oil cooler? Running to warm of water temperature...
• Oil cooler, Fan
  Historical mailing list - G. Matthew Bulley
  Wed, 14 Aug 2002 08:01:38 -0400
  Chris wrote: "Joe what kind of fan are you going to use with that oil cooler?" Most folks don't use a fan with...
• Source for remote oil filter mount or oil cooler thermostat/adaptor?
  Historical mailing list - karl
  Mon, 31 Jan 2000 23:35:01 -0500
  Can someone recommend a good source for either a remote oil filter mount, or a thermostatic oil cooler adaptor, to fit an inline VW...
• Re: oil cooler
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Thu, 28 May 2020 19:18:20 +0000
  ...The thermostat still allows some oil to pass through to the cooler...it doesnt shut off the flow 100% On Thu, May 28, 2020...
• Re: Coolant Leak - 2.1L WBX
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Thu, 3 Sep 2015 19:54:10 -0500
  John, just as likely the two small hoses carrying coolant through the oil cooler. Difficult to get to. That's my bet. Jim On...
• Re: oil cooler leaking coolant?
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 31 Jan 2001 10:20:00 EST
  ...it seems to be > coming from where the oil cooler meets the block. is this possible if the > oil cooler is not torqued all...
• Re: oil cooler
  Historical mailing list - Abel Longoria
  Thu, 28 May 2020 13:25:14 -0500
  I too have Chris Corkins oil cooler in my van. One with the fan and cooler in the rear pillar. I like it. Pretty...
• Re: Oil cooler coolant Leak ?
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Fri, 11 Dec 2009 09:04:10 -0500
  ...I even never had any problem with the oil cooler O-ring (oil). When I see oil leak in that area I always look...
• Re: Oil Cooler Location opinions
  Historical mailing list - Luke Bakken
  Mon, 17 Nov 2008 07:45:17 -0800
  > Considered cooler type: > http://www.jcwhitney.com/wcsstore/jcwhitney/images/imagecache/G_10855G_CL_1.jpg > > 3. A third option is behind the left...
• Re: Add-on Oil Coolers
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Fri, 12 May 95 10:40:02 CDT
  On Fri, 12 May 95 10:25:33 CDT Gary Clayton said: >One is add an extra oil cooler. >I do not like the...
• Re: Air cooled oil leak/timing
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Sat, 17 May 2003 05:29:46 -0700
  ...Air cooled oil leak/timing > As you know the oil cooler is held to the block by three studs that go > thought the cooler...
• Oil cooler R&R
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 11 Sep 2015 21:03:18 -0500
  Got a water leak somewhere in the vacinity of the oil cooler. The plan is to remove the cooler, replace the seal, install new...
• Re: Coolant Leak - 2.1L WBX
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Thu, 3 Sep 2015 22:48:56 -0300
  ...The cooler is mounted to the engine with one corner down, so > naturally the coolant would drip from that corner. The cooler has been...
• Re: Trans fluid in coolant system
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 4 Apr 2012 19:11:50 -0400
  Are you sure it is the transmission oil cooler, not the engine oil cooler? That one fills the coolant system real fast. Due to...
• Cooler oil using a 2nd device or not?
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Danrich
  Tue, 12 Mar 2002 16:35:19 -0500
  ...Should I put on a 2nd oil cooler or ? Where can I get one if this is the case or just change the one...
• oil cooler
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Tue, 8 Aug 2006 08:55:23 -0700
  My oil cooler on my 98 passat is leaking coolant. Is there any reason that I should not use my spare used oil cooler...
• Re: Cooler oil using a 2nd device or not?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 12 Mar 2002 19:41:51 -0500
  ...Cooler oil using a 2nd device or not? Cooler oil using a 2nd device or not? My oil light scares the hell out of...
• Oil Cooler Location
  Historical mailing list - Dave
  Wed, 5 May 1999 13:46:05 -0500
  Why not put the oil cooler in the path of the air flowing in the drivers side rear air intake (the big black vents...
• Re: Aux. Oil Coolers
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Tu
  Sat, 16 May 1998 20:02:45 -0700
  Hello, Yes yes yes it is very good to put an aux oil cooler on your 91 van. I have a 90 van and...
• Re: Oil Cooler Marks
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 22 Dec 2015 12:35:08 -0500
  ...Oil Cooler Marks Hi all. This is regarding the oil cooler on a Jetta 2.0 engine in my Vanagon. I know the 2...
• Oil cooler, D-pillar, Syncro - question
  Historical mailing list - Luke Bakken
  Mon, 10 Nov 2008 16:46:50 -0800
  ...My van has a 2.5L Subaru engine in it with an oil cooler, however, I don't think the cooler is located in...
• Re: Addition engine cooling thoughts/ Oil Cooler Issues
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Sun, 19 May 2002 14:45:34 EDT
  In a message dated 5/13/02 10:34:27 PM, vanagon@VOLKSWAGEN.ORG writes: << The water-oil "cooler" is more of a oil...
• Re: Tranny oil cooler,(homemade kit?)
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 24 Feb 2012 13:21:26 -0800
  ...Little flow of air over >> the cooler under this situation. >> >> Brent Weide's web site has fine how-to install a cooler. >> >> Link:<http...
• Re: Auto Trans Modified Governor Test Report [addendum]
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Mon, 23 May 2011 13:24:14 -0700
  ...I ruined three VW coolers before I replaced >> > the cooler with an aluminum block and hoses to a common >> > aftermarket air-cooled transmission cooler...
• ATF Oil Cooler ?
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Sun, 27 Oct 2002 00:43:18 -0400
  ...Can my symptoms mean anything else but a bad oil cooler? Can I get a new oil cooler in with simple tools and w...
• Re: Attention TDI Gurus! What is hotter, oil or compressed air?
  Historical mailing list - Karl M
  Mon, 25 Nov 2002 01:09:21 -0500
  David, My findings are that the stock oil-water oil cooler is just fine unless you are doing heavy towing. Using this cooler in...
• Re: Coolant Leak - 2.1L WBX
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Thu, 3 Sep 2015 15:56:20 -0700
  ...The cooler is mounted to the engine with one corner down, so naturally the coolant would drip from that corner. The cooler has been...