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Date:         Tue, 19 May 2009 13:51:00 -0700
Reply-To:     Don Hanson <dhanson928@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Don Hanson <dhanson928@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Anyone have a 3rd Party External Oil Cooler or Transmission
              Cooler installed?
Comments: To: Jonathan Poole <jfpoolio@gmail.com>
In-Reply-To:  <2cb866ef0905191301m3cdf5e49re0e183fa2de99ef0@mail.gmail.com>
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The first rule of "performance mods" is Do No Harm. In your case of aux cooling..make certain that you place the cooling radiator somewhere where it will not be getting rocks, etc. Make certain your external lines and clamps are all done well and mount the cooler so that it won't fatigue and crack... Nothing worse, IMHO, than 'fixing' something only to cause a big problem with the "fix"..Don't ask how I learned this lesson.

Don Hanson

On Tue, May 19, 2009 at 1:01 PM, Jonathan Poole <jfpoolio@gmail.com> wrote:

> Hello Robert, > > I am running one of the bus boys coolers on my air-cooled vanagon. It is > installed just inside of the left wheel well behind the coil spring tower > area. This is driver side, on the non-starter side of the transmission. > > On the inner, transmission side the cooler is mounted to the ceiling of > this > area while on the outside, tire side of this area the cooler is mounted > lower, at the frame rail. This angles the cooler down from inside to > outside a fair amount which makes it easier for me to inspect it or wash it > with the pressure washer (just lean over and look inside the wheel well > above the tire). I also suspect that this increases passive air flow a > good > ammount. > > I installed a radiator fan on it when I found that in some situations my > oil > was staying a bit warmer than I wanted. This was in high-temp, slow > driving, low air-flow situations. The fan really drops the temps quickly > on > the rare occasion that I turn it on. > > I also installed the thermostat which is definitely a necessity. The > thermostat opens at around 180 degrees F and the oil temp is normally at > that temperature indicating that the oil cooler works really well in mild, > or normal conditions (without the fan). On a water cooled van I doubt the > fan would ever get used, unless you were doing some heavy towing or had an > engine problem. > > Jonathan Poole > '83 AC Westy > > > > On Tue, May 19, 2009 at 3:19 PM, Automatic digest processor < > LISTSERV@gerry.vanagon.com> wrote: > > > There are 22 messages totalling 1121 lines in this issue. > > > > Topics in this special issue: > > > > > > > > Hello Everyone, > > > > I just purchased the Bus Boys Oil Cooler kit and the Small Car =20 > > Performance Tranny Cooler System for my 2.1L Automatic Wolfsburg. The > =20= > > > > engine was just rebuilt and is going back in the van at the end of the > =20= > > > > week once these parts come in. I also ordered the GoWesty Coolant Pipe > =20= > > > > Fix system and am replacing all coolant hoses, heater hoses and fuel =20 > > lines before I make a cross country trip this summer. > > > > I was wondering if there are any issues to be concerned with regarding > =20= > > > > these Coolers? > > > > Small car tells me to mount the Tranny Cooler on drivers side of the =20 > > tranny in front of the rear wheel. I asked about possibly angling the > =20= > > > > unit with a pitched 15 degree front downward angle and they said you =20 > > could but it was not necessary as they have been installing these =20 > > units in their Vanagons and Subie/Vanagon upgrades for years with no =20 > > cooling issues in that position. Anyone have another placement =20 > > option? I am told if I located it there since it's a short distance it > =20= > > > > will only need a 1 Quart of additional ATF. > > > > When I spoke to Bus Boys they said to mount it either under the van =20 > > next to the Tranny cooler or in the engine bay. I could place the Oil > =20= > > > > cooler on the left side of the engine as there is a space to the left > =20= > > > > of the Coolant Container, but I am not sure it would get enough air =20 > > flow. My thought was to place it under the van. Thoughts anyone? (Yes > =20= > > > > I have read the threads on the Samba by TenCent life and his system, =20 > > but I don't want to cut into any parts of the van.)* > > > > Regards, > > Robert > > NY >


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