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Date:         Tue, 24 Oct 2017 07:16:55 -0500
Reply-To:     Mbob1950 <mbob1950@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Mbob1950 <mbob1950@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Oil heat exchanger fail.. more
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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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> 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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