On my inline, I've got a shorter oil filter center pipe...The longer center
for the heat exchanger unscrews..oil filter goes on without the cooler...

On Oct 24, 2017 7:04 PM, "Mbob1950" <mbob1950@gmail.com> wrote:

> Good information from all. Been at the pick n pull all day. I have a stock
> 2.1 that I have added a oil cooler to in the left D pillar with fan if
> needed. Seem to keep me to be about 20 degrees cooler oil on long inclines.
> I have replaced the original oil cooler with a late model beetle one last
> year but just don't trust them and would like to remove all of those
> failure prone hard to get to hoses if possible. So capping off would be
> better than bypassing?
>
> Thanks to all
>
>
> Bob
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> Begin forwarded message:
>
> > From: Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com>
> > Date: October 24, 2017 at 11:30:14 CDT
> > To: Mbob1950 <mbob1950@GMAIL.COM>, "vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM" <
> vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> > Subject: RE: Oil heat exchanger fail.. more
> >
> > Best just cap off the 2 hoses.
> > Keep in mind the 2.1L really needs the cooler for operation near or
> above 4,000 rpm for extended periods.
> >
> > Dennis
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf
> Of Mbob1950
> > Sent: Tuesday, October 24, 2017 8:17 AM
> > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> > Subject: Oil heat exchanger fail.. more
> >
> > What is the best way to eliminate the cooler? I was thinking of removing
> it and connecting the coolant hoses together.  Any downside to that setup?
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > Bob McCullough
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Begin forwarded message:
> >
> >> From: Neil N <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
> >> Date: October 23, 2017 at 22:46:50 CDT
> >> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> >> Subject: Re: Oil heat exchanger fail.. more
> >> Reply-To: Neil N <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
> >>
> >> Sure sounds like a messy job.
> >>
> >> Did you buy that 2 year old cooler new? Sounds like you put a lot of
> >> miles on it?
> >>
> >> I guess I was lucky. The O ring on my oil cooler had started leaking
> >> so upon inspection of the cooler, noticed it was starting to craze or
> >> crack a little.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> On Mon, Oct 23, 2017 at 8:08 PM, Don Hanson <dhanson928@gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >> ......
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>>  I was hoping all the posts about the VW and the weak oil cooler was
> >>> wrong....but mine, about two years old, went out too...When I get a
> >>> chance, I'll be taking that out and making a better setup... I never
> >>> want to deal with another failure...and I'm lucky nothing more
> >>> serious resulted from it blowing..
> >>
> >>
> >>
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