Yes, the water system usually will heat faster than the oil. Theis is
due to it absorbing heat from the heads. Particularly at low speeds and
loads. I have removed the stock oil cooler on my Syncro and installed an
external plate cooler 196,000 miles ago. In cold weather, the oil can
lag by 10-15 minutes after the water is up to temp.

Dennis

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM] On Behalf
Of Mark Dorm
Sent: Sunday, March 09, 2003 10:13 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: Oil cooler upgrade for WBX 2.1L

I don't think this is a bad idea... but how do they mean that warm up
times
would be quicker??? How??? does the coolant system warm up quicker than
the
oil???

>From: Todd Last <Rubatoguy@MINDSPRING.COM>
>
>My question is what hoses do you use to install it. The inlet and
outlet
>look moved enough that you can no longer use the stock hoses.
>
>Todd
>'88 Westy
>
>Wolfburger wrote:
>
>>Greetings Listees!
>>
>>I'm thinking about ways to keep the toaster-oven-on-wheels from
>>overheating. Is the cooler from Dieselgeek, a good option? How much
work
>>is this to install? Is this worth the money?
>>
>>http://www.dieselgeek.com/oilcooler.htm
>>
>>Any insight is appreciated.
>>
>>Josh
>>'89 Wolfy
>>Fall City, WA
>>
>>
>>

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