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Subject:Re: Larger Audi a/t cooler fits transporter
From:aka.bugle
Date:Fri, 12 Oct 2012 20:54:55 -0400

Sweet!
Do we all agree that 30psi is sufficient to test the water side of these
coolers?

On Fri, Oct 12, 2012 at 8:04 PM, Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com>wrote:

> Yes the larger cooler should work better. Most of the heat is generated in
> the torque converter and it does a great job cooling itself with those
> attached  fins. The water to oil cooling approach is a bit of an
> interesting
> set up. For the most part the transmission cooler is in parallel with the
> radiator. The coolant going to it is the same as that going into the
> radiator. It is the flow (volume) that determines the cooling capacity and
> when underway (radiator has sufficient air flow) the coolant flow will be
> dependent on load and speed. Higher load = more cooling!
>
> Dennis
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
> aka.bugle
> Sent: Friday, October 12, 2012 6:06 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Larger Audi a/t cooler fits transporter
>
> Have to pressure test it... but it fits well and is about 3/4" thicker...
> so must be better at cooling eh?
> part # 087.409.061E
>
> --
> Best Regards,
>                           ~david
>
>

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Best Regards,
                          ~david