I have a 1982 aircooled westy and have installed a huge oil cooler from an RX7 above the tranny with four4 1/8 computer fans blowing across it.  If your farmiliar with the Rx7 cooler you know how huge it is.  It has a built in thermostat that opens at about 180 deg.  I was wondering if I should remove my stock cooler and just block off the hole in the engine tin providing more air to cylinders 3 and 4.  What is the benifit of the keeping the stock cooler in place?  I have more than enough reserve cooling capacity now.  

David
1982 aircooled

Date:    Wed, 21 Apr 2004 19:48:43 -0400
From:    ROBERT DONALDS <donalds1@VERIZON.NET>
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
>

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