Date:         Fri, 20 Oct 2017 09:39:09 -0400
Reply-To:     Larry Alofs <lalofs@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Larry Alofs <lalofs@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: VW oil cooler..
Comments: To: Don Hanson <dhanson928@gmail.com>
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I would probably fill the cooling system with water and detergent and run
it a little while to get the oil out and then flush with plain water.
Something like Dawn dish soap.  If this is a bad idea, I'm sure someone
will say so.  :-)


Larry A.


On Thu, Oct 19, 2017 at 10:53 PM, Don Hanson <dhanson928@gmail.com> wrote:

> My first inline motor,  a 1.8l from a cabriolet, had no oil/coolant heat
> exchanger.  When I changed it to an ABA 2.0 liter block, I ran it for a
> while without that cooler, reading the part was "weak" and prone to fail..
>    But my oil temperature was going higher than I wanted, so I installed
> the stock cooler, opting to not believe that it won't fail, like many
> others seem to do. And...it was easy and I had one.  It did the job,
> bringing my normal oil temperature down by about 15 Degrees, F.
>   Mine failed, and it makes a big mess, just for starters.. I was amazed,
> going on you tube, at the sheer number of videos dealing with oil in the VW
> coolant from failed stock coolers... Wish I'd looked at U-tube before I'd
> put that peice into my van...
>    The floor of my shop has a nice slick oil-shine right now... kerosene
> mopping tomorrow.
>   Ugly mess, but it could much worse..
>