Ummm.... the engine oil! The turbodiesel oil temps climb rapidly when
driving the Syncro loaded down over mountain passes.....

Karl

----- Original Message -----
From: EMZ <vw4x4@FYI.NET>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Saturday, October 23, 1999 2:15 AM
Subject: Re: Mazda RX-7 oil cooler into the Vanagon 1.9 turbodiesel

> Cooler ?/??????////???.... to cool WHAT?
>
>             Eric                   86-VW4x4
>             vw4x4@fyi.net          72-240z
>             Pittsburgh, PA USA     1936-Chrysler
>
>
> On Sat, 23 Oct 1999, karl wrote:
>
> > I managed to find a really nice RX-7 oil cooler in my junkyard trip
today!
> > Quite an impressive piece! Got it for $20 too! Has anyone else added one
of
> > these units to their diesel Vans? If so, where did you locate it? Mine
is a
> > Syncro, so mounting it near the trans is out. If I mounted it where it
> > 'should be' in the front, would that cause too much, if any, pressure
drop
> > in the lubrication system? I plan to connect it to a thermostatic
'sandwich'
> > block above the oil filter, in place of the factory water-cooled unit.
> > Thanks for any advice!
> >
> > Karl M.
> >