This looks promising Jonathan, thanks.

A warning:  I clicked on the second link, and when I got through for now, I tried to leave.  Havoc ensued.  After loading 87 copies of Firefox, and a whole host of flashing and blinking, my machine froze.  Luckily, I was able to restore quite promptly, though when my machine rebooted, the 87 copies of Firefox were evidently running.  I just had to close each one sequentially.  Looks like no harm done, but something screwy between that link and my machine.

David
---- Jonathan Poole <jfpoolio@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
> When adding an external oil cooler I can't easily think of a scenario in
> which you wouldn't want to include a thermostat in the circuit.  Ideally the
> oil gets to optimal temp quickly and stays there.
>
> I have a cooler and thermostat from this site:
>
> http://www.bus-boys.com/
>
> See this page:
>
> http://www.bus-boys.com/oilcoolingremote.html
>
> I got the full setup with the larger cooler, thermostat and filter sandwich
> adapter from them and have been very pleased with it for years and thousands
> of miles.
>
> No matter what setup you go with a thermostat will help your engine last
> longer even if you live in a typically warm climate.  If you live in a warm
> climate you could get one of the engine oil heaters (that race teams use or
> similar) to keep your oil at operating temp even when you aren't running the
> engine, in that case you may not want a thermostat in the oil cooler loop.
>
> Jonathan Poole
> '83 AC Westy

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David McNeely