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Re: Oil Cooler Install
Historical mailing list - John Reynolds
Sat, 2 Feb 2002 21:17:03 -0500
...This would get that hot oil cooler out of the cooling air and away from the #3 cylinder, hopefully also minimizing the dreaded #3...
oil cooler type heater?
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Mon, 28 Oct 2002 06:48:23 -0600
anyone used these oil cooler type heater? does it work? and if so is it better than the stock heater boxes? --------------------------- This subject has...
Re: supplemental oil cooler
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Thu, 9 Jan 2003 15:52:54 -0600
#3) Install an oil cooler http://www.williamwareagency.com/forsale/stanvan/0059.htm I've also got a nice big Mercedes cooler if you...
Oil Cooler under floor (was Re: oil question)
Historical mailing list - Ian Hallett
Wed, 10 Apr 1996 09:18:38 +1000 (EST)
John, I have had an external oil cooler installed under the floor of my '72 bus. It is parallel to the floor. As it...
2.1 to 1.9 oil cooler retrofit design Q (longish)
Historical mailing list - Damon Campbell
Wed, 26 Jan 2005 23:15:49 -0800
...So on to thinking about how to use the 2.1 oil cooler that is already installed in the engine (just not hooked up...
Re: oil cooler leaking coolant?
Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
Tue, 30 Jan 2001 18:03:59 -0600
Hi Jason, I have seen bad coolant pumps leak coolant through the weep hole and it will dribble down the oil cooler. The coolant...
Re: How does coolant circuit to oil cooler work?
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Sat, 8 Sep 2012 10:42:10 -0700
...and yes....as the main circuit starts to open the warm coolant also helps to warm the oil .. so the oil cooler is a...
Re: Oil Cooler Location
Historical mailing list - Bulley
Wed, 5 May 1999 15:40:15 -0400
...Oil Cooler Location Why not put the oil cooler in the path of the air flowing in the drivers side rear air intake (the...
Re: simple oil temp measurment..... will this work?
Historical mailing list - Ed McLean
Mon, 28 Oct 2002 16:09:04 -0500
...I think Frank Grunthaner recently made reference to the efficiency of the oil-to-water oil cooler in an I-4 engine so I...
Re: Oil Cooler
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Thu, 22 Apr 2004 13:54:50 -0500
...Oil Cooler > > > ** Stan Wilder <wilden1-1@SBCGLOBAL.NET> writes: ** > > > >>If an accessory cooler is installed and the OEM cooler completely > eliminated > >>I'd just...
RE: Good/Bad? Bernie B.Oil Coolers
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Wed, 13 Aug 97 01:51:37 UT
...You must first determine the need and the cause of the oil getting too hot. Cooler oil does very little to cool the heads...
Re: Oil Coolers
Historical mailing list - Pensioner
Thu, 16 Nov 2006 06:52:30 -0800
FWIW _real_ oil coolers have thermostats that do what thermostats do except they're in the oil stream. Do the webby thing and see...
Re: Oil Temperature??
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Fri, 25 Sep 2015 19:46:34 -0400
...After that a well-designed oil cooler system will keep the oil temperature around 210. I use a 16 plate flat style cooler mounted...
Vangon Fan Housing
Historical mailing list - Dr. D.W. Carment
Mon, 1 Aug 1994 15:11:18 -0400 (EDT)
...Presumeably the fan housing must also be removed to get at the cooler. The engine has an aux oil cooler with electric fan but...
Re: Re.: Synthetic oils
Historical mailing list - Steve Johnson
Fri, 19 Aug 94 13:10:35 PDT
> cooled cars do not use oil coolers. I read a book by Anderson on 911 > performance > modifications. He describes the 911 as an air...
External oil cooler kit FS
Historical mailing list - Westyman
Thu, 1 Apr 2004 20:10:25 -0800
I have an external oil cooler kit for all inline-four VW engines, uses a 'sandwich' adaptor to connect the hoses just above the...
Re: Mocal sandwich plate plus oil cooler equals overcooling
Historical mailing list - David Marshall
Tue, 10 Feb 2009 20:41:43 -0800
...If your oil never gets above 65C (150F) then your thermostat is in a position where it makes the oil go through the cooler...
Re: temp and leak
Historical mailing list
Sat, 27 Apr 1996 15:04:13 -0400
...VW says it is leaking from >the oil cooler which is behind the oil filter. The o rings must be >replaced and its parts...
Re: Bus Boys Oil Cooler Kit
Historical mailing list - Paul Rogers
Sat, 24 Aug 2013 12:42:53 -0700
Race-Trim™ Oil Cooler Systems Sorry about the lack of pertinent info, this is an external unit. There really is nothing to link to...
Re: Type 4 heavy duty oil pump advise for mounting the oil cooler in the front.
Historical mailing list
Tue, 20 Mar 2018 18:30:09 -0400
...Type 4 heavy duty oil pump advise for mounting the oil cooler in the front. Dear list I am getting rid off my oil...
Re: Oil filter Coolers......just more snake oil?
Historical mailing list - Donald Baxter
Sun, 24 Aug 2003 15:40:56 -0500
...Oil filter Coolers......just more snake oil? > Hey does anyone know if these oil filter coolers > really make a difference? > product link: > http://www...
Re: Oil cooler in 1980-1982 aircooled buses?
Historical mailing list - cesar quiros
Tue, 7 Sep 2010 11:32:06 -0700
...Oil cooler in 1980-1982 aircooled buses? > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > > As stated you can run fine without any secondary/external oil cooler...
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: FW: Mobil 1 0W 50 any one use it yet
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 17 Jan 2016 09:58:27 -0500
...Maybe the thermostat for the cooler is failing. Maybe that fan isn’t coming on. One thing about oil coolers and thermostats for them...
mounting auxillary oilcooler
Historical mailing list - Ken Hunter
Mon, 10 Jan 2000 14:25:50 EST
...I have a 23 pass oil cooler that I would like to add by replacing the stock oil-to-water cooler with a "sandwich...
Re: external oil cooler
Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
Sun, 21 Jul 2019 04:59:18 +0000
...Vanners, Anyone know of an external oil cooler that comes with a fan for the oil radiatior? Checked the vendors. So far no luck...
Re: oil cooler
Historical mailing list - Tim Hannink
Wed, 23 Jan 2002 10:22:48 -0500
...oil cooler I am about to replace the oil cooler on my 1990 vanagon 2.1, does any one know what the bentley manual...
Re: I am considering installing an auxiliary oil cooler
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Wed, 15 Sep 2010 19:05:37 -0700
...I am considering installing an auxiliary oil cooler > On Wed, 2010-09-15 at 18:19 -0700, Jake de Villiers wrote: >> An oil cooler...
Re: Can overtightening the oil filter on an 88 cause coolant leaks?
Historical mailing list - Timothy Hannink
Sun, 3 Nov 2002 12:41:34 -0800
It sound like he might have turned the oil cooler when he tightened the filter. It's possible that one of the two coolant...
Re: The Ultimate Oil Cooler
Historical mailing list - Mark Thoma
Fri, 14 May 1999 19:37:07 -0700
I've talked with numerous off-road racers who agree the RX-7 oil cooler was one of the finest ever designed. It's...
Re: on oil coolers
Historical mailing list
Sat, 20 Aug 1994 07:13:47 -0400 (EDT)
The oil cooler that lives above the oil filter is a standard part on a number of watercooled VWs....85 and later GTIs, GLIs...
Re: More Cooling System/ now oil coolers/ more detail
Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
Fri, 4 Oct 2002 00:57:12 EDT
...Anyway, the early 5000T had an oil filter adapter and external oil cooler assembly that I liked. It uses two oil filters (2), and...
Re: I am considering installing an auxiliary oil cooler
Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
Wed, 15 Sep 2010 18:25:49 -0700
On Wed, 2010-09-15 at 18:19 -0700, Jake de Villiers wrote: > An oil cooler will make your engine live a longer and...
RX7 Oil cooler the real skinny
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Thu, 21 Mar 2002 09:48:51 -0600
Even after thoroughly examining the RX7 oil cooler that I recently installed on my 83 Air Cooled Westfalia I still had some questions. I...
Re: Oil Cooler
Historical mailing list - Jeff at Vanagonparts
Thu, 22 Apr 2004 11:18:27 -0700
...Oil Cooler ** Stan Wilder <wilden1-1@SBCGLOBAL.NET> writes: ** >>If an accessory cooler is installed and the OEM cooler completely eliminated >>I'd just...
Re: oil cooler
Historical mailing list - David McNeely
Thu, 28 May 2020 15:23:03 -0700
I have had the same cooler from Chris Corkins (tencentlife) since 2011 on my 1991 Volkswagen Vanagon GL Campmobile. Before the cooler, the oil...
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...
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: hot and cold
Historical mailing list - Gerald Skerbitz
Mon, 26 Jun 1995 15:06:36 -0500 (CDT)
...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: Mocal sandwich plate plus oil cooler equals overcooling
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Wed, 11 Feb 2009 10:03:27 -0800
Hey John, back in the day we put a helicopter oil cooler on our race car. It way waaaay too efficient so we 'tuned...
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: More oil cooler
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Wed, 28 Apr 2004 13:36:35 -0500
...More oil cooler > As I was looking for adapters to replace the oil filter for my oil cooler, I > see there are a couple...
Re: Oil leak around oil cooler
Historical mailing list - Mark Dearing
Mon, 5 Jan 2015 14:46:29 -0500
oil cooler seal is common problem. part # 038 117 070a easy to change, remove the oil filter, remove the stand pipe nut. remove the...
Re: Oil cooler o-ring Leak ?
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Fri, 11 Dec 2009 09:49:19 -0500
One of the things my '91 GL Campmobile had wrong when I bought it was an oil cooler o-ring leak. Replaced it, no...
Re: Oil cooler coolant Leak ?
Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
Fri, 11 Dec 2009 09:24:50 -0500
Hey Ben - You are the expert so I won't dispute your never seeing a bad oil cooler - however I can tell you from...
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...
Re: Oil cooler
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Wed, 21 Apr 2004 20:27:22 -0500
...Oil cooler > > > > I'm adding an oil cooler to my 1980 air-cooled Westy and want to add a > > thermostat upstream of the cooler...
WTB: Thermostat Controlled Fan for Oil Cooler
Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
Fri, 20 Dec 2002 10:38:00 -0500
OK, I bought an oil cooler (ZAP-11701): http://www.bus-boys.com/oilcoolingremote.html Anyone know where I can get a thermostat controlled...
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...
Diesel Auxillary oil cooler
Historical mailing list - Ken Hunter
Tue, 8 Feb 2000 16:53:29 EST
Have any of you diesel owners mounted auxiliary oil coolers, and if so where did you mount them?
supplemental oil cooler
Historical mailing list - David Cooper
Thu, 9 Jan 2003 13:13:55 -0500
I am thinking of installing an aditional oil cooler on my 82 Westy. Does anyone have any recomendations? Coop
Re: I am considering installing an auxiliary oil cooler
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Wed, 15 Sep 2010 18:19:19 -0700
An oil cooler will make your engine live a longer and happier life Mike. The Bus Boys kit doesn't include an oil thermostat...
Oil cooler coolant Leak ?
Historical mailing list - John Goubeaux
Tue, 8 Dec 2009 15:10:44 -0800
I am curious how often folks have seen an Oil Cooler leak Coolant ? I have seen the seals go and cause an oil leak...
Re: Bus Boys Oil Cooler Kit
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Sat, 24 Aug 2013 17:39:53 -0500
http://www.vanistan.com/Vanistan/oil_cooler_kits.html ---- Scott Daniel <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM> wrote: > Sounds like it's worth trying to me Paul...
82 Westfalia - Motor Mounts and Oil Cooler
Historical mailing list - Ken Korn
Thu, 6 Aug 1998 17:29:17 -0500
While I was in there putting in oil cooler seals and a nice clean test oil cooler, I looked at the engine mounts and...
water leak
Historical mailing list - aj
Tue, 30 Nov 2004 17:15:37 -0500
I have a minor water leak coming off the lowest tip of the oil cooler. The two hoses above the oil cooler are dry...
Re: Oil cooler upgrade for WBX 2.1L
Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
Sun, 9 Mar 2003 19:14:40 -0800
...then your water that does the cooling will be cooler... >From: Dennis Haynes <dhaynes@OPTONLINE.NET> > >What is overheating? The coolant or the oil...
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: Oil heat exchanger fail.. more
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Tue, 24 Oct 2017 06:47:49 -0700
...I re-used the ABA cooler from the donor motor. Now, the oil temperature stays good, but INTERNET rap says the factory coolers often...
Re: Oil cooler upgrade for WBX 2.1L
Historical mailing list - Wolfburger
Tue, 4 Mar 2003 21:50:13 -0800
...Oil cooler upgrade for WBX 2.1L > What is overheating? The coolant or the oil. This will do nothing to > lower the water temp...