>Those barbed hoses with clamps are the worst. >After dumping two quarts of oil in the drive way on two different occasions I >went over to West Sac. to where they repair big trucks. For under $30 I >eliminated all hose clamped lines, and replaced them with High pressure >hydralic line using AN-8 (used on A/C) fittings and swedged on ends. A >couple of years later I eliminated the whole damn mess and went back to >stock. >I have found that an external cooler won't help overheating, just delay >reaching overheated, by virtue of there being more oil to heat. >I have also found that an oilcooler on a new strong well running engine is a >waist, takes motor longer to warm up, leaks. hoses in the way. >Most of the stuff in the mags are there because they sell, they don't give a >ship about your engine. > >Chris I couldn't agree more. I especially like what the author of the "high performance" section of Muirs book says on the subject. He says something like: " build it right the first time, and you will not have to cover up your mistakes with coolers and .....".
Chris Bridge ''71 Westy (Sportsmobile?) E-mail: cbridge@vt.edu
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