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Date:         Fri, 27 Jun 2003 19:44:19 -0700
Reply-To:     wilden1@JUNO.COM
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Stan Wilder <wilden1@JUNO.COM>
Subject:      Re: Cooling your Oil.
Comments: To: mtbiker62@HOTMAIL.COM
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Sounds good to me. I'm thinking about putting a Mercedes Turbo diesel oil cooler on my new little 912e Porsche.(It has a Type IV engine). I've got the room for it but not enough room for the large RX7 cooler with the thermostat built in, that I'd really prefer.

Stan Wilder

On Fri, 27 Jun 2003 17:56:41 -0600 Bob Stevens <mtbiker62@HOTMAIL.COM> writes: > 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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