Date: Thu, 5 Apr 2012 01:54:51 +0000
Reply-To: J Stewart <fonman4277@COMCAST.NET>
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From: J Stewart <fonman4277@COMCAST.NET>
Subject: Re: Install extermal oil cooler? Re: Trans fluid in coolant system
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I installed a couple of these back in my hot rod days in the 70's. I put them on Camaros, as I recall they were cheap, around $35-40.00 bucks (in the 70's) and installation was pretty easy, cut the old lines and clamp the hoses to the new cooler to them. Biggest challenge was locating the new cooler, but even that wasn't that difficult. Jeff Stewart ----- Original Message -----
> I checked on TheSamba and found an affordable oil cooler, something
> that
> other cars use, without using the cooling system to mess up the
> transmission.
> As I was looking at the oiriginal oil cooler, I did not see great
> usefulness
> of it, knowing the cooling system is not very cool itself being 87 C.
> What is the opinion of the List?
> Zoltan
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "J Stewart" <fonman4277@COMCAST.NET>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Wednesday, April 04, 2012 6:00 PM
> Subject: Re: Trans fluid in coolant system
> > Welllllllllll, wait a sec, design flaw? After all, these vehicles
> > are all
> > over 20 years old. A while back I was researching used SUVs and the
> > Nissan
> > Pathfinder is well known for the same problem, with A LOT less age
> > and
> > mileage. And Nissan will tell you take a hike as far as covering
> > repairs,
> > which average $3,500.00. Jeff Stewart ----- Original Message -----
> >> I recommend you get an external cooler, if you can rescue you
> >> automatic
> >> transmission (by best doing 2 oil changes and driving the first for
> >> a
> >> couple of days!
> >> I had this problem before, and then I replaced the cooler with a
> >> used
> >> one
> >> which also lasted only a few month now my transmission is bad - I
> >> have
> >> no
> >> idea if it can be rebuild or if I should better replace it!
> >> Anyhow this cooler is kind of a design flaw! Remove that failure
> >> opportunity, its better to loose the transmission oil than to get
> >> water
> >> into the transmission!
> >> On Wed, Apr 4, 2012 at 11:43 AM, HotelWestfalia
> >> <zolo@foxinternet.net>wrote :
> >> > Hi to all,
> >> >
> >> > This is a first to me. The transmission cooler has failed, thus
> >> > releasing
> >> > a lot of oil into the cooling system. Now I'm not sure how to
> >> > rinse
> >> > the
> >> > whole system to get rid of the oil. If detergent to be used, what
> >> > kind and
> >> > how much to a gallon of water.
> >> >
> >> > Also I was real surprised how expensive a new cooler cost,
> >> > between
> >> > 530 and
> >> > 300 dollars. I would think an external radiator type cooler would
> >> > be
> >> > cheaper and better for the purpose, as is used on other cars.
> >> >
> >> > Zoltan
> >> >
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