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Date:         Fri, 27 Jun 2003 17:56:41 -0600
Reply-To:     Bob Stevens <mtbiker62@HOTMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Bob Stevens <mtbiker62@HOTMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Cooling your Oil.
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Certainly not the least expensive way to go, but very effective. I just had this installed today. Model SET-FP 119,with steel mesh wrapped hose and aircraft fittings, a "pretty" add to the engine compartment. Mounted at the base of the right D pillar. Got everything from: http://www.mckenzies.com/page73.html Lots of other "stuff" there. Bob Stevens '87 Syncro Westy http://groups.msn.com/BobsPhotoShare

----- Original Message ----- From: "Stan Wilder" <wilden1@JUNO.COM> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Friday, June 27, 2003 12:26 PM Subject: Cooling your Oil.

> The best way to cool your oil is to buy an oil cooler kit. > It consist of: > 1 Sandwich Plate for type IV engine. > 1 Oil cooler (plate type is best) > Hoses, Clamps, Brackets, Some recent ones have fans. > (If you ever have the case split install a windage tray, notch the rods > and fit the pistons looser in the cylinders. All of these things help > considerably). > --------------------------- > Check your cooling flaps on your engine, be sure the spring on the > crossbar opens them all the way. > When the one on the passenger side is open the airflow is directed to the > OEM oil cooler on the drivers side. > Your thermostat under the passenger side push-rod covers might be bad but > you can run without it as long as the cooler flaps are in the proper full > open position. > To test the position of the flaps. Remove #2 spark plug wire with the > engine cool, put you finger in the hole and feel backwards of the hole on > inside on the top, you should be able to feel the flap up against the top > sheet metal if it is fully open. > ---------------------------- > Ideal oil temps are 180-220 degrees. Absolute MAX is about 260 degrees > and when you see this you should slow down or just stop and let the > engine cool. > An oil temp gauge with a sender installed in the sump plate is a good > idea. (You aren't actually reading the temp of the oil going to your > bearings, you're reading the temp of the hot oil that is bypassed back to > the sump.) > An oil pressure gauge is the most important gauge you can install. > The oil temp takes about ten minutes to register a change so you often > are past that big hill and on the downside before you see a change in the > oil temp. > With the oil pressure gauge you get immediate readings and if you think > you're running hot it will normally show some slight drop in oil pressure > from the thinning oil long before the oil temp even moves. > Once you install the oil cooler, you'll see that the Oil Pressure and Oil > temp gauges settle in and will stay at the same reading until you go up a > big hill or encounter head winds. > Running at 70 mph and 3300 RPMs you should register 47 psi oil. The > bottom safe reading is 17 psi on end of life engines. > Most people run 20/50 w motor oil. Anything less than straight 40 w in > hot summers is a bad idea. > > Stan Wilder > > Stan Wilder > > ________________________________________________________________ > The best thing to hit the internet in years - Juno SpeedBand! > Surf the web up to FIVE TIMES FASTER! > Only $14.95/ month - visit www.juno.com to sign up today! >


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