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Subject:Re: Oil Cooler Dripping Oil 90 Carat
From:Mark Mages
Date:Sun, 17 Mar 2002 18:17:30 -0800

--- Mark Magee <marklaura@HOUSTON.RR.COM> wrote:
> Volks,> than the one portrayed in the Bentley.
Bentley shows
> a unit that has the water hoses coming out of the
> same side of the cooler. Mine has water entering on
> one side and leaving on the exact other side. I am
> supposing that otherwise the bolting-on are the
> same.

Should be - it could be an oil cooler out of a
different year / model VW or Audi.  They have had
pretty much the exact same design cooler on all pre-93
4 cyl gas engines.

> I understand replacing the baseplate O-ring is the
> place to start with this issue.
> Is there any procedure to remove the cooler WITHOUT
> removing the coolant? The hoses look so short as to
> mandating unclamping them.

Is there any way you can get in there and pinch off
the flow before disconnecting the hoses?  vise-grips
or some clamps?

> Any tips appreciated.
> Mark Magee                90 Carat 79K
> Kemah TX USA
> John 14:6

Mark Mage"s" :)

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