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Subject:Re: Mazda RX-7 oil cooler into the Vanagon 1.9 turbodiesel
From:EMZ
Date:Sat, 23 Oct 1999 02:15:42 -0400

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.
>