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• Re: Whats a Doghouse
  Historical mailing list - Alexis Montanez
  Tue, 3 Oct 1995 13:58:41 -0500 (CDT)
  ...I would like to know if I should > put on an external oil cooler. I have heard you don't need one if you...
• 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: I am considering installing an auxiliary oil cooler
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Wed, 15 Sep 2010 20:43:57 -0500
  ...DMc ---- Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > An oil cooler will make your engine live a longer and happier life Mike. > > The Bus...
• Re: Oil heat exchanger fail.. more
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Wed, 25 Oct 2017 11:02:37 -0700
  My stock oil cooler on my 91 Westy had the gasket fail and so lost most of my oil not far from my home...
• Help! Massive oil leak from behind cooler (2.1)
  Historical mailing list - matt sutton
  Mon, 27 Dec 2004 12:10:53 -0500
  Hi folks, developed a big oil leak thats comming from behind the Oil cooler on my 88 GL. I tried retorquing the nut that...
• Coolant Leak near Oil Cooler/Water Pump - 88GL
  Historical mailing list - Barrett Willet
  Tue, 28 Sep 2004 18:09:11 -0700
  I have always noticed small drips on the ground under the water pump and oil cooler since I bought the van 2 months ago...
• Re: hot and cold
  Historical mailing list - William R. Kennedy, NJIT CIAT, 201-596-5648
  Tue, 27 Jun 95 09:36:17 EDT
  Jim from BusBoys describes his temps before and after oil cooler install. Jim, your point about the temp coming right down after peaking on...
• Vanagon Diesel oil leak
  Historical mailing list - M Schmid
  Fri, 11 Jan 2008 06:56:28 -0500
  I have a small oil leak on my oil cooler. Changed the paper gasket on the block and the O-ring twice but it...
• Re: Oil cooler upgrade for WBX 2.1L
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Nadig
  Sun, 9 Mar 2003 22:11:42 -0600
  All, Yes, your engine coolant does warm up faster than your oil. There is a reason the factory designed the stock oil cooler the...
• Air Cooled Vanagon Auxillary Oil Cooler
  Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
  Wed, 27 Nov 2002 13:21:44 -0500
  I would really like to install an auxillary oil cooler. The one I want can be viewed at: http://www.cbperformance.com/catalog.asp...
• Re: Oil filter Coolers......just more snake oil?
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Sun, 24 Aug 2003 13:22:01 -0700
  ...http://trasko-usa.com/ William > Hey does anyone know if these oil filter coolers > really make a difference? > product link: > http://www.jcwhitney.com...
• Re: Oil Temperature??
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Fri, 25 Sep 2015 15:39:09 -0500
  I have a tencentlife external oil cooler on a 1991 Volkswagen Vanagon GL Campmobile with original 2.1, manual transmission, 179K miles. Before the...
• oil cooler leaking coolant?
  Historical mailing list - Jason Willenbrock
  Tue, 30 Jan 2001 18:33:29 -0500
  ...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 in 1980-1982 aircooled buses?
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Poole
  Tue, 7 Sep 2010 00:21:26 -0400
  As stated you can run fine without any secondary/external oil cooler on an AC Vanagon. If you do add an external oil cooler...
• Re: external cooler/filter : trust the dipstick?
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 31 Jul 1995 20:14:42 -0400
  ...The filter is probably mounted in an upright position, which means that it should retain its oil. The oil cooler will drain back into...
• Re: Oil Temperature??
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Fri, 25 Sep 2015 17:05:48 -0700
  I think Dennis has a point by removing the stock oil cooler - which I call it a heat exchanger - I am thinking about removing...
• RX7 Oil cooler update
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 17 Apr 2002 21:26:39 -0500
  RX7 Oil cooler update Just to fill those interested in on the efficiency of the RX7 Oil cooler I recently installed on my Type...
• oil cooler
  Historical mailing list - David Moyal
  Wed, 2 Apr 2014 21:12:58 -0700
  ...On oil changes, do the hoses and oil cooler drain out the oil filter housing when the oil filter is removed? could be messy...
• Re: Oil cooler: possible to use AC condenser?
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Fri, 18 Feb 2000 16:40:47 -0500
  ...Oil cooler: possible to use AC condenser? > > > > The best thing you can do with an oil cooler/heater is keep the > > oil the same...
• Re: RX7 oil cooler, anybody else install one?
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Tue, 28 May 2002 23:31:49 EDT
  ...comment though, in my pre-Vanagon days, I mounted a huge oil cooler (aircraft surplus) (18 inches x 16 inches by 1.75 inches...
• Oil filter flange Coolant/Oil heat exchanger...works.
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Wed, 6 Oct 2010 17:58:32 -0700
  Not long ago I queried the list about the oil filter-incorporated Oil/coolant cooler that many VW seem to have. My old 1...
• coolant leak
  Historical mailing list - SCOTT GREGORY
  Sat, 08 Feb 1997 21:22:00 -0500
  ...Coolant leak can be traced back to the oil cooler housing. Thats as far as i have investigated. there is however two coolant hoses...
• Re: oil cooler seal with or without tab
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 11 Oct 2006 19:13:35 -0400
  ...oil cooler seal with or without tab Any advange to buying the oil cooler seal with the locating tabs? thanks gary http://oem.thepartsbin...
• oil cooler - setting temp for fan turn on
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Sat, 29 Oct 2022 07:39:22 -0700
  I have a question for anyone with Vanistan/Intrepid oil cooler. Did you adjust the setting for the temperature that the fan turns on...
• Re: question on oil cooler for 1990 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Tue, 20 Oct 2009 07:46:45 -0700
  ...One has to realize that the OE cooler isn't really a cooler, rather it is an oil temperature regulator.� The fact that coolant...
• Re: Oil cooler coolant Leak ?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Tue, 8 Dec 2009 17:21:36 -0600
  ...an Oil Cooler leak Coolant ? I > have seen the seals go and cause an oil leak but my mechanic swears that > the coolers never...
• Re: Leaky Oil cooler 89 GL
  Historical mailing list - Stanley, Kerry
  Tue, 12 Dec 2000 22:44:58 -0500
  ...Also those two hoses to the oil cooler should be replaced. Trying to get the oil cooler off will pretty much ruin any dried...
• Re: Bus Boys Oil Cooler Kit
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
  Sat, 24 Aug 2013 15:13:46 -0700
  ...Is this an external oil cooler, or is it a repair/replacement for the small factory oil cooler? I have a ten cent life...
• External oil cooler for Vanagon FS
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mari
  Wed, 21 Oct 2009 16:05:21 -0700
  With all the talk about oils cooler I just wanted to let the list know that I have one Laminar type Oil to Water...
• 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: Oil cooler upgrade for WBX 2.1L
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 9 Mar 2003 23:28:29 -0500
  ...Oil cooler upgrade for WBX 2.1L If you have a cooler thermostat with a matched fan switch... then your water that does the...
• Re: Drip, drip drip from 2l1 oil cooler.
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Philbrick
  Sat, 23 Aug 2008 17:42:05 -0500
  Hey Jim, Is it leaking oil or coolant? When I replaced my oil cooler, coolant came from the rubber lines and oil came from...
• 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 problems
  Historical mailing list - Paula Lazeski
  Sun, 5 Mar 2000 23:58:05 -0500
  I am at a loss as to the placement of my oil cooler. It's one of those 16 pass coolers with a fan...
• Re: Puking Oil from Oil Cooler
  Historical mailing list - Paul Mitchum
  Fri, 26 Jan 2007 16:46:40 -0800
  ...Puking Oil from Oil Cooler > > Hi, > > > Today, the temp here on the seacoast of SE Massachusetts has been in > the teens, actually this am...
• 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: What is the oil flow in a type IV cooler ?
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Sun, 9 Jun 2019 11:20:05 -0700
  ...The > oil bypass is at the stock oil cooler level. There's 2 holes. top and > bottom . Which one in the supply and return...
• Re: Remote Oil Filter/Oil Cooler Hose
  Historical mailing list - Max/Joyce Wellhouse
  Tue, 3 Oct 2000 12:57:20 -0500
  ...Remote Oil Filter/Oil Cooler Hose >What kind of hose is suggested for installing a remote oil filter and/or an >external oil cooler...
• Re: Sandwich oil cooler adapter question
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Fri, 21 Sep 2001 08:45:55 -0400
  ...Sandwich oil cooler adapter question Those are not check valves. they are bypass valves which only get used if the oil filter or cooler...
• Re: oil cooler
  Historical mailing list - Chris S.
  Tue, 1 Apr 2014 19:07:23 -0400
  ...Checking to see if anyone has experience mounting an oil >>> cooler in the right (passenger side) air scoop. >>> Model is an '83 Westy, came...
• pancake oil leaks
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 10 Aug 1995 18:48:04 GMT
  ...Developed an oil leak that I THINK is where the original oil cooler connects to the case. But oil has been puddling up on...
• Re: Leaky Oil cooler 89 GL
  Historical mailing list - Beth & Jere Hawn
  Tue, 12 Dec 2000 15:46:58 -0800
  ...Having changed mine a few time it is easiest to remove the oil cooler by unscrewing the threaded pipe that holds in the oil...
• Re: Bus Boys Oil Cooler Kit
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
  Sat, 24 Aug 2013 15:54:51 -0700
  ...Is this an external oil cooler, or is it a repair/replacement for the small factory oil cooler? I have a ten cent life...
• Re: FW: oil cooler
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Fri, 29 May 2020 07:26:21 -0700
  ...oil cooler > > Thanks Dennis I am anticipating 65-70 mph with A/C. Fair amount of > interstate driving so a 16 row cooler should...
• 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: 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 - Stephen Sloan
  Mon, 9 Feb 2004 12:01:33 -0500
  Dear Friends, In order to remove the oil cooler do you have to remove the water pump? What is the level of difficulty? Thanks...
• yet another waterpump
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Tue, 31 Oct 2006 08:52:32 -0800
  ...This time I remove one clamp on the oil cooler and detached the oil cooler from the waterpump and engine sliding the oil cooler...
• Re: ATF Oil Cooler ?
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Sun, 27 Oct 2002 07:48:56 -0500
  ...ATF itself still looks good. > >Can my symptoms mean anything else but a bad oil cooler? Can I get a new >oil cooler in...
• oil cooler replacement pics
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 17 Jun 2005 16:05:43 -0700
  If you have ever wondered what the inside of the stock oil-water heat exchanger/cooler/whatever looks like, wonder no more. I cut...
• Re: Oil cooler, D-pillar, Syncro - question
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Tue, 11 Nov 2008 09:49:49 -0800
  I am using an early 90s Audi V8 oil cooler for my R-TDI.� It is mounted across the back of the van just...
• Re: Transmission Oil Cooler Leaking - Again!
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Sat, 16 Apr 2011 23:16:44 -0500
  ...Transmission Oil Cooler Leaking - Again! > > >> Is it a common issue? I replaced my automatic transmission fluid cooler >> (with a used one) about a year...
• Re: oil cooler
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Tue, 1 Apr 2014 10:03:48 -0500
  ...Push fans >> sit on top. >> >> Best to use an oil cooler sized to precisely cover the air vent opening in >> the engine compartment, in...
• Re: Synthetic oil (Revisited -- Briefly)
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 3 Feb 1996 12:40:38 -0500
  ...Oil cooler sheds heat by design. Oil itself is actually an insulator. That why tube and fin cooler work so poorly. The oil on...
• Re: Tiico: oil in the water (need advice)
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Lewis
  Tue, 25 Jun 2002 19:01:35 -0400
  Chris; Here's a WAG, The oil filter clogged, rupturing both oil coolers. Good Luck and Drive Safely Ken Lewis 86 Crewcab,60 356...
• Re: Type 4 heavy duty oil pump advise for mounting the oil cooler in the front.
  Historical mailing list - KI4TLF
  Wed, 21 Mar 2018 01:05:24 -0500
  ...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: Type 4 heavy duty oil pump advise for mounting the oil cooler in the front.
  Historical mailing list - KI4TLF
  Wed, 21 Mar 2018 01:06:35 -0500
  ...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 in Coolant
  Historical mailing list - Bradley Flubacher
  Sat, 7 Apr 2001 15:00:43 -0400
  ...the oil cooler (easy to diagnose), or the head gasket. Pressurize the cooler with air and submerse it in water, look for bubbles. Brad...
• Re: Small Oil Leak 91GL
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Fri, 20 Jun 2008 17:36:02 -0500
  ...On Fri, Jun 20, 2008 at 2:59 PM, Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com> wrote: > The seal above the oil cooler will never re...
• Price of 81 Vanagon engine? Plus Oil Cooler question
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Sykes (SWUS)
  Wed, 3 Nov 1999 10:37:14 -0700
  ...Anyone know if this was standard to early 80's Vanagons, or an additional oil cooler (Muir suggests a similar operation)? Thanks. Jon [text...