Date: Tue, 24 Oct 2017 21:04:33 -0500
Reply-To: Mbob1950 <mbob1950@GMAIL.COM>
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From: Mbob1950 <mbob1950@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Fwd: Oil heat exchanger fail.. more
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Good information from all. Been at the pick n pull all day. I have a stock 2.1 that I have added a oil cooler to in the left D pillar with fan if needed. Seem to keep me to be about 20 degrees cooler oil on long inclines. I have replaced the original oil cooler with a late model beetle one last year but just don't trust them and would like to remove all of those failure prone hard to get to hoses if possible. So capping off would be better than bypassing?
Thanks to all
Bob
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> From: Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com>
> Date: October 24, 2017 at 11:30:14 CDT
> To: Mbob1950 <mbob1950@GMAIL.COM>, "vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM" <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Subject: RE: Oil heat exchanger fail.. more
>
> Best just cap off the 2 hoses.
> Keep in mind the 2.1L really needs the cooler for operation near or above 4,000 rpm for extended periods.
>
> Dennis
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of Mbob1950
> Sent: Tuesday, October 24, 2017 8:17 AM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Oil heat exchanger fail.. more
>
> 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:
>
>> 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..
>>
>>
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