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Subject:Re: Install extermal oil cooler? Re: Trans fluid in coolant system
From:David Bjorkman
Date:Thu, 5 Apr 2012 07:50:57 -0500

<div style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: #000000; FONT-SIZE: 24px"><DIV><FONT size=1>Forget&nbsp;that cooler that connects to your <SPAN class=misspelled>coolant</SPAN> system.&nbsp; Van Cafe and German Transaxel&nbsp;are about to release a new type of <SPAN class=misspelled>tranny</SPAN> cooler that goes in the same place as the original, has unbelievable <SPAN class=misspelled>thermal</SPAN> characteristics, and does not connect to your engine <SPAN class=misspelled>coolant</SPAN> system.&nbsp; It cools the fluid better than when it is connected to your&nbsp;engine <SPAN class=misspelled>coolant</SPAN> system.&nbsp; The only thing that I am not sure about is&nbsp;&nbsp;warming the <SPAN class=misspelled>tranny</SPAN> to operating <SPAN class=misspelled>temp</SPAN>. when starting and driving those first few miles.&nbsp; Anyone want to comment on that?</FONT></DIV><DIV><FONT size=1 face=""></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV><DIV><FONT size=1 face=""><SPAN class=misspelled>Dave</SPAN> B.</FONT></DIV><DIV>.</DIV><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: arial; COLOR: #000000; FONT-SIZE: 12px">On 04/04/12, <SPAN><SPAN class=misspelled>HotelWestfalia</SPAN>&lt;<SPAN class=misspelled>zolo</SPAN>@FOXINTERNET.NET&gt;</SPAN> wrote:</SPAN><DIV>&nbsp;</DIV><DIV style="FONT-FAMILY: arial; COLOR: #000000; FONT-SIZE: 12px">I checked on <SPAN class=misspelled>TheSamba</SPAN> and found an affordable oil cooler, something that<BR>other cars use, without using the cooling system to mess up the<BR>transmission.<BR>As I was looking at the <SPAN class=misspelled>oiriginal</SPAN> oil cooler, I did not see great usefulness<BR>of it, knowing the cooling system is not very cool itself being 87 C.<BR>What is the opinion of the List?<BR><SPAN class=misspelled>Zoltan</SPAN><BR><BR><BR>&gt;<BR></DIV></div>