Whew, Bob.  I'll hang on to the stock cooler and put it back some day, but
everything has been dismantled, installed, and reassembled.  If I had to
take it all apart again right now, I'd sell the van first.  I truly wish I
had done it your way (although for a number of reasons, I'm very glad I took
the cooling tin apart - lots of gunk in the old cooler and fins).  It would
have been significantly simpler.  All I have left to do is plug the hoses
into the new cooler and add the thermostat and oil.  Given that, I want to
make sure I put the thermostat for the fan on the hose that comes out of the
van and goes into the cooler.  Do you know if the top hole is in or out?

Thanks,
Skip

-----Original Message-----
From: ROBERT DONALDS [mailto:donalds1@verizon.net]
Sent: Wednesday, April 21, 2004 4:49 PM
To: Skip Emmert-Keaton; vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: Oil cooler

DON'T REMOVE THE STOCK COOLER
use the oil filter adapter from bus boys and get the oil stat while your at
it. I have many engine out there right now that have there set up and are
very pleased. The oil cooler is best placed above the trany to prevent road
damage and this location provide ample air circulation to keep the oil temps
at 180f on a hot summer day.
Bob Donalds
http://www.bostonengine.com

----- Original Message -----
From: "Skip Emmert-Keaton" <skip@SKIPEMMERT.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Wednesday, April 21, 2004 6:41 PM
Subject: Oil cooler

> I'm adding an oil cooler to my 1980 air-cooled Westy and want to add a
> thermostat upstream of the cooler.  I've removed the stock cooler and run
> lines from an adapter there.  Does anyone know whether the top or bottom
> hole is oil out?
>
> Thanks for the help,
> Skip
>