If anyone is looking for a really nice oil cooler, I have one from BAT see main link in Dons email below. Its a Laminova type cooler that I was planning on using on my Zetec but determined it was not needed. I will let go for a cheap $$ PM if interested.

<http://64.202.180.37/files/laminova.pdf>

Dave

--- On Thu, 11/20/08, Don Hanson <dhanson@GORGE.NET> wrote:

> From: Don Hanson <dhanson@GORGE.NET>
> Subject: Oil cooling..
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Date: Thursday, November 20, 2008, 11:15 AM
> There are 'tempostats' available to control your oil
> flow to an aux. oil
> cooler.   Thermo-switches. a good
>
> http://www.batinc.net/main.htm
>
> source for Mocal and Tilton parts as well as all kinds of
> AN and AN/metric
> adapters and hoses, etc.
>  Plenty easy to set-up an effective oil cooling system to
> run at most any
> temperature you choose.
>   Mocal makes a plate adapter to go between your engine
> block and stock oil
> filter.  The adapter has an outlet to plumb your oil cooler
> in and out.  A
> check valve, a switch of some sort to allow normal warming
> of the oil in the
> motor and you are all set.  If your oil runs hotter than
> about 300f..not so
> good.   An oil temp gauge is easy to install.  I usually
> tap right into the
> oil drain plug..keeps the drill shavings out of the motor.
> BAT is a source
> for extra drain plugs in metric and VW/Porsche sizes, too.
>   I built an oil cooling system for my racecar (sourcing
> the parts from BAT)
> taking the oil out at the Transmission drain plug and
> putting it back in at
> the filler plug.  A Mocal cooler and a Tilton pump.
> Brought my tranny oil
> temp down from 300+ to ~180 and greatly extended the life
> of my gears..
>   Haven't seen a need for extra cooling in my inline
> four gas motored
> vanagon.
>   Don Hanson
>
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