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Subject:Re: more oil temp
Date:Tue, 23 Apr 1996 08:23:13 -0700

Robert Crawford wrote:
  "I do have an oil cooler on the '72 adventure camper, my father and I
put it between the frame rail and the outside rail on the left side, sort of
rearward of where the propane tank would be if it were on the left side (the
propane tank is on the right on my camper).We put on the biggest one that we
could find that would fit it's apx. 1' wide by 2'6" long there is no fan on
it.  It brought down the oil temps' a lot, in fact the proublem that it
caused is that now the camper won't heat up in cold weather."

  Very interesting Robert.  I've been interested to hear a report from
someone who's dumped substantial engine heat this way.  Your oil cooler's
location makes it especially subject to becoming covered with mud or, if
oily, oil soaked dust.  Have you experienced much of this kind of fowling?

John Wakefield - back in Orlando after 10 days in Keys where local dialup
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