Volks,

I'm pretty sure we'll all have a permanent spot to post pics as soon as Ben
H gets back from his trip.  Until then, or whenever, if anyone needs a
place to post pics I can put them up on my domain.  I check my mail way too
often and damn near everyday.  If you need a reliable place to put pics
just forward them to me and Ill write you back with the link to where they
are.

open to suggestions,
dylan

At 07:56 PM 7/11/2002 -0700, Mark Thoma wrote:
>In Response to Ed,
>I don't remember what brand the cooler was but it is a flat "Mesa" style 11
>or 13 pass oil cooler that measures about 11" by 11" by 11/2" and has
>threaded fittings and cost about $125.  I positioned it lying horizontally
>in the area directly in front of the right rear tailight and behind the
>right rear wheel well after removing the sheet metal in that area.  I then
>used sheet metal to close that area off from the engine compartment and
>threaded the high pressure oil hoses through the sheet metal effectively
>creating a "tube" with the inlet being the stock right side engine vent and
>the outlet being the cutout beneath the cooler. I did the same thing on the
>driver's side of the van for the Saab intercooler that feeds the turbo
>diesel.  It wasn't rocket science!  I dumped the oil-water cooler as it
>couldn't keep up with the oil temperatures generated by the turbo and use an
>in-line oil thermostat to bypass the oil cooler at temperatures less than
>180 degrees.  At some point I'll probably have a water cooled turbo built as
>oil cooling it just isn't a very efficient way to go according to my turbo
>man.
>Mark
>p.s.  It would still be nice to have somewhere to post pics for the list.
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Ed McLean" <email99@bellsouth.net>
>To: <thoma@mindspring.com>
>Sent: Thursday, July 11, 2002 4:03 PM
>Subject: Re: Scoop Update and oil cooler
>
>
> > Mark,
> >
> > I would be interested one of your scoops.
> >
> > Tell us more about your oil cooler.
> > Size and brand of your cooler
> > Thermostatic Sandwich adapter?  Brand?
> > Did you keep the original water/oil cooler?  (Did the engine have one
> > originally?)
> >
> > Maybe your could post some pictures of the cooler along with the Scoop,
> > and maybe your earlier version also.
> >
> > If you have pictures available now, could you send some to me?
> >
> > I'm going to add an oil cooler real soon and this sounds like a good
> > idea.
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Ed McLean
> > email99@bellsouth.net

Dylan Spurgin
81 Westy - Elly the Electric Elephant
http://www.spurgin.net/westy1.htm