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Date:         Thu, 9 Jan 2014 01:36:52 -0500
Reply-To:     Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@HOTMAIL.COM>
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From:         Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@HOTMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: 88 GL - Oil Cooler R&R
Comments: To: Carl Hansen <carl_hansen@IEEE.ORG>,
          JRodgers <jrodgers113@gmail.com>
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Was kind of having some fun. However, if the nut was not tight, that could be part of the failure cause. Oil over heating can also be art of the problem. Like many failures this s a symptom of something else going on.

Dennis

From: Carl Hansen [mailto:carl_hansen@IEEE.ORG] Sent: Sunday, January 5, 2014 11:33 AM To: Dennis Haynes; JRodgers Cc: Vanagon Mailing List Subject: Re: 88 GL - Oil Cooler R&R

OK, guess I should have been more specific.

Channel Lock (kinda like taking a drink from my Thermos Bottle) if you are careful. Those that I have had to take off have not been that tight. If you really want to get anal - it is part number 068-115-723, oil cooler nut, 27 mm. For those of you w/o Metric wrenches (sorry, sockets) that's just a hair [.00040") bigger that a 1 1/16 inch. Might be a bit tight, and I have used 1 1/8 socket (as well as that Channel Lock mentioned earlier).

Mind you, if using that Channel Lock, you're going to want to be careful. As Dennis noted, the nut is really thin (with beveled corner flats). But then, as noted, it's usually not that tight.

YMMV

Ch

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On Jan 5, 2014, at 9:23 AM, Dennis Haynes wrote:

Channel Lock is a brand name for a lot of different types of tools. Many still made in USA. That nut is thin and can be messed up with those groove lock pliers. They do come in handy though.

Dennis, From my phone.

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From: Carl Hansen <mailto:carl_hansen@IEEE.ORG> Sent: ‎1/‎4/‎2014 9:36 PM To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: Re: 88 GL - Oil Cooler R&R

Channel Lock?

Ch

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Date: Sat, 4 Jan 2014 16:15:52 -0600 From: JRodgers <jrodgers113@GMAIL.COM> Subject: 88 GL - Oil Cooler R&R

I am almost ready to remove the cooler after my big oil leak. Have new O-ring, new filter and oil ready to go, and an exquisite 3/8 internal pipe wrench.

Question:: Does the big nut threaded on the pipe though the oil cooler have to come off before the pipe itself can be backed out? Or is the nut there just to set the position of the cooler on the pipe?


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