Date: Tue, 24 Oct 2017 08:28:11 -0700
Reply-To: David McNeely <davmcneely40@GMAIL.COM>
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From: David McNeely <davmcneely40@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: Oil heat exchanger fail.. more
In-Reply-To: <3F4F4977-2303-4860-BB85-FF17EE1CB774@gmail.com>
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Hmmm....... . Isn't the entire system engineered to operate with the
cooler in place and functioning? And that is not just as an oil cooler as
I understand it, but to help to bring the engine up to operating
temperature after startup. Of course, others with more expertise may
correct me, but that is what I have always understood.
Do these coolers commonly fail for the 2.1 as well? My 1991 Volkswagen
Vanagon GL Campmobile with 2.1 engine (manual transmission) has 180K miles
with no problem so far from the cooler, so far as I know.
mcneely
On Tue, Oct 24, 2017 at 5:16 AM, Mbob1950 <mbob1950@gmail.com> wrote:
> What is the best way to eliminate the cooler? I was thinking of removing
> it and connecting the coolant hoses together. Any downside to that setup?
>
> Thanks
>
> Bob McCullough
>
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> Begin forwarded message:
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> > From: Neil N <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
> > Date: October 23, 2017 at 22:46:50 CDT
> > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> > Subject: Re: Oil heat exchanger fail.. more
> > Reply-To: Neil N <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
> >
> > Sure sounds like a messy job.
> >
> > Did you buy that 2 year old cooler new? Sounds like you put a lot of
> miles
> > on it?
> >
> > I guess I was lucky. The O ring on my oil cooler had started leaking so
> > upon inspection of the cooler, noticed it was starting to craze or crack
> a
> > little.
> >
> >
> >
> > On Mon, Oct 23, 2017 at 8:08 PM, Don Hanson <dhanson928@gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >
> >
> > ......
> >
> >
> >
> >> I was hoping all the posts about the VW and the weak oil cooler was
> >> wrong....but mine, about two years old, went out too...When I get a
> chance,
> >> I'll be taking that out and making a better setup... I never want to
> deal
> >> with another failure...and I'm lucky nothing more serious resulted from
> it
> >> blowing..
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Neil n
> >
> > Blog: Vanagons, Westfalia, general <http://tubaneil.blogspot.ca>
> >
> > 1988 Westy Images <https://picasaweb.google.com/musomuso/New1988Westy>
> >
> > 1981 Westfalia "Jaco" Images, technical <http://tubaneil.googlepages.
> com/>
> >
> > Vanagon-Bus VAG Gas Engine Swap Group <http://tinyurl.com/khalbay>
>
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