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Subject:Re: Oil filter flange Coolant/Oil heat exchanger...works.
From:Jim Arnott
Date:Wed, 6 Oct 2010 19:27:38 -0700
On Oct 6, 2010, at 5:58 PM, Don Hanson wrote:

>  So I plumbed in the coolant lines to the top of the oil filter, the
> oil/coolant heat exchanger deal.  It brought my oil temp down by about
> 35degrees on the same highway drive, same temps outside, same
> speed...and my
> oil pressure stayed up better, since the oil was significantly
> cooler.  Now
> my  oil temp hovers at around 200-205f and my OP is around 30psi at
> 3000 rpm
> (60mph in my rig).

Thank you Don,

Empirical evidence.  MUCH better than hopes and wishes.

Jim