In a message dated 6/28/2009 7:14:24 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
RAlanen@AOL.COM writes:

The ONLY  way you can move  the cooler to replace that O-ring
without detaching  the hoses is to remove the  pipe nipple by locking onto
it with
two  nuts back to back, there is JUST enough  space to do this with two  OEM
nuts.  This may not always work either if  that pipe nipple  is corroded
well
into the engine case.  Sometimes you just  have  to bite the bullet and
drain
the  coolant.

>>>>>I just took a nice coolant  bath under my 1990  Westy :)  Trying to
replace
the gasket  between the oil cooler and  engine block (had an oil leak
there).
I  couldn't get the cooler off with  the hoses attached so I tried  undoing
one
hose while quickly pulling the  cooler off.  The  plan was to put the hose
back on while it was hanging  there.   Good plan, huh?  I thought so too
;-).
Cooler got stuck  halfway  while my t-shirt turned a nice wet, blue/green
color.  What   now?  Anyone have luck getting this cooler off without
detaching  the  hoses?  And now it looks like I'll have to bleed and  refill
my
cooling  system (haven't done this since I owned the van,  so it's time).
I
hear that's not much fun.  Thanks for  any   insights!<<<<<

Cheers,

Frank   Condelli

hey Frank  I don't disconnect any hoses to replace that seal. take the  oil
filter off and remove the nut on the threaded shaft. then take a large ez
out and use it to remove the threaded shaft. then remove the seal and
replace it  with a new one.  Same seal is also on golfs, jettas, vanagons    later
 mark d
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