This is not too difficult if you have new coolant hoses to put back in
place (I would recommend this) when you remove your cooler.

If you are going to replace your oil cooler:

Drain your oil.
Drain your coolant.
Remove the oil filter.
Cut the coolant hoses going to the cooler (two)
Remove large nut that holds cooler against block.
Cooler will drop straight down and come off of engine.
Remove the cut up coolant hoses from the metal lines and the cooler
itself.
Replace oring on top of cooler when replacing cooler.
Put cooler back up in position with new o-ring fitted.
Reinstall big nut.
Install new coolant hoses and clamps.
Put on new oil filter
Refill oil
Refill and bleed coolant
You should be done.

If you are just trying to replace your oil cooler o-ring you can ignore
the above directions.
Drain your Oil.
Get another large nut that will fit on the pipe fitting that the cooler
sits on and then jam the two nuts together.  This should allow you to
remove the short threaded pipe that allows for the oil cooler.  Unscrew
this threaded pipe section from the block and pull it out.  Push down on
the oil cooler.  You should have about an inch gap.  Now you should be
able to remove the o-ring on top of the cooler and replace it.  Screw
the threaded pipe back in and reinstall the large nut.  Put on a new oil
filter and refill the oil.  Should only take 30mins.

We have new coolers and o-rings and coolant hoses in stock.

Hope this helps,
Ken Wilford
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-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf
Of Stephen Sloan
Sent: Monday, February 09, 2004 12:02 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Oil Cooler

Dear Friends,

In order to remove the oil cooler do you have to remove the water pump?
What is the level of difficulty?

Thanks,

Stephen (Indiana)

86' Vanagon GL