Date:         Sun, 21 Jul 2019 09:09:54 -0400
Reply-To:     Jim Crews <jcrews@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Jim Crews <jcrews@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: external oil cooler
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To echo Dennis, as he just put one of these oil coolers in front the
radiator of my 84 Westy with a worn 2.1L. Driving in and around NYC -
massive stop and go traffic at above 95 degree ambient temperature, the oil
stayed around 215F. At highway speed under same conditions averaged around
195F. PSI remained around 15psi at idle during the most brutal parts of the
drive and 45psi at speed.




On Sun, Jul 21, 2019 at 1:50 AM Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com>
wrote:

> The best place for an oil cooler is in front of the radiator. While that
> does involve some hoses there are a number of benefits to this solution.
> 1) cooling capacity is proportional to vehicle speed. Since higher speed
> requires more horsepower which makes heat this is ideal.
> 2) During very low speeds and AC use the existing radiator fan is there.
> 3) There is no full time dependence on an electric fan.
> 4) In the event of an oil line leak or failure there are no lines added
> above the engine. You are installing addional maintenance items and
> potential points of failure.
>
> A 16 row is usually adequate to keep oil temps under 210-220F no matter
> what. 19 row is better but is a tighter fit for the hose connections. AN-8
> hose is more than adequate. A thermostat is needed and the separate 4 port
> stats work better than the stat in sandwich adapter solution.
> Get rid of the original oil to water cooler. Cap the lines, don’t connect
> together.
>
> Dennis
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf
> Of Mike Miller
> Sent: Saturday, July 20, 2019 11:30 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: external oil cooler
>
> Vanners,
> Anyone know of an external oil cooler that comes with a fan for the oil
> radiatior?
> Checked the vendors. So far no luck. Does 10cent life's oil cooler have a
> fan?
>