Date: Tue, 2 Jul 2002 14:22:07 -0400
Reply-To: 80 Westy Pokey <pokey@VANAGON.ORG>
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From: 80 Westy Pokey <pokey@VANAGON.ORG>
Subject: Re: Aux Oil Cooler install...results Aircooled vanagon
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It was REALLY hot and humid here this weekend and I was
moving my fiance's stuff to our new apartment so it was a bit
of a heavy load. I was trying to take it easy but this post
scares me a bit since I am sure my oil temp gauge was reading
250 to 275 this weekend. I am pretty sure it measures in F or
C but at 275 it hardly matters. Is 110C to 115C really low
or is 250 / 275 really high?
Where are you measuring oil temp from (mine is from the sump
plate)? What grade oil are you using?
Interestingly enough Cylinder Heads temperature was on the
low side (Maybe 200F). Maybe my gauges and senders are messed
up is there any way to check? Either way I am buying an
external oil cooler.
Thanks,
Chris
---- Original message ----
>Date: Fri, 28 Jun 2002 06:53:15 -0400
>From: Vanagon man <vgonman@MSN.COM>
>Subject: Aux Oil Cooler install...results Aircooled vanagon
>To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>
>Yesterday, I finally had a dry day to install my auxiliary
oil cooler from the Bus Boys. This was a very solid unit,
and cost a little over $100 including mechanical thermostat,
sandwich plate adapter, and lines/fittings. I bought some
Rabbit radiator mounts (thanks vw mags) to mount the cooler
on. as well as some 90 degree fittings. I used a Hayden,
Inc. transmission oil cooler fan in addition to this that i
found in a junkyard for free (this fan really puts out the
air!)
>
>It took me about 4 hours to do, for i did not have much room
to work.......The time consuming part was finding a good
mounting place and actually mounting. I mounted above the
transmission just behind where the engine tin stops. I wired
the fan so that it turns on when the key is on, and off when
not..........I was going to do a toggle switch, but knew I
would forget one day to turn it off, so came up with this
instead. The oil cooler is large, about 12"X10" and 3 "
thick.....made of steel, so it is solid.
>
>
>here are the stats. Before the cooler, if i went 70-75 mph
in my part of the country (humid, and 90+ degrees out side)
for any length of time, my oil would hit 110C and probably
hit 115C.so I had to go more like 60mph. My oil pressure
would be more or less equal to my rpms(3800 rpm...38psi) and
my heads would run between 300-350f.
>
>Now, And i drove ti hard yesterday, my oil temp is around 90-
95C, heads 275-325, and oil is up about 5-10 lbs...........is
this awesome or what? Definitely one of the best mechanical
things I have done to my van.
>
>
>Adam P
>81 Westy "The Brick "
>70 Single Cab "Whitey"
>74 Beetle "Ol Yeller"
>73 Transporter (STILL at paint shop)
>1988 Vanagon Wolfsburg
>75 Campmobile "for sale'
>Used Vanagon Parts for sale (mostly aircooled)
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