Date:         Tue, 21 Feb 2012 16:46:51 -0800
Reply-To:     Phil Zimmerman <philzimm1@SHAW.CA>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Phil Zimmerman <philzimm1@SHAW.CA>
Subject:      Re: Tranny oil cooler,(homemade kit?)
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Marc,

What Larry said and …
The banjo fittings, 12 x 1.5 mm thread, can be found on various Golf, Jetta and Rabbit fuel systems of the era.

The GW kit is a bust. Read up on frame-rail coolers. One manufacturer even states: not intended for use on cars exposed to stop and go driving. Grid-lock driving heats up a TQ significantly. Little flow of air over the cooler under this situation.

Brent Weide's web site has fine how-to install a cooler.

Link: <http://www.weidefamily.net/vanagon/>

Chick-on Transaxle then Transaxle R/R. Nice photo essay on the install.

Pz
on a rock off the west coast.
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Larry wrote in part:

…..(the hardest part) got the banjo fittings by scouring pick-and-pull junk
yards.  It's been a few years, but I believe the fittings came from PS
pumps on Mercedes or BMWs.
good luck,
Larry A.
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On Mon, Feb 20, 2012 at 6:59 PM, marc rose <mrose1028@gmail.com> wrote:
> Anyone ever make there own "kit" for a tranny cooler?  I have a 90 Carat
> and want to get the factory tranny cooler before it gets me.  Don't really
> want to spend the money on the GW kit and was wondering if anyone has
> dupplicated the smallcar kit.  I would imagine you could put your own kit
> together cheaper by doing the leg work yourself.  I am a little bit of a
> tight wad and don't mine the extra leg work.