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Brian G. Backus
> ---------- > From: Ken Wyatt[SMTP:nrogm.kwyatt@STATE.UT.US] > Reply To: Ken Wyatt > Sent: Tuesday, May 19, 1998 8:20 AM > To: Vanagon@VANAGON.COM > Subject: Wanted Thermostatic Oil Sandwich Plate for Air cooled 82 > > Howdy all, > Last week I posted regarding adding an auxiliary oil cooler in my 82 > Vanagon > Westfalia. Thanks for all the responses. They have soothed my mind > in that > 220 - 230 temps are not too too high. 250 - 260 is too hot. > > I was checking out the Autotech.com homepage looking at the auxillary > oil cooler > stuff and sandwich plates. They have one that is temp controlled (180 > degree > valve) but these are for the water cooled engines. Do any of the list > vendors > have access to these thermstatic plates for an air cooled VW. (2.0 l > in my 82). > > I want to put a cooler in that closes below 180, then at 180 the valve > opens to > the Aux. oil cooler without the fan. When the temp hits 230 then the > fan will > come on for added cooling and go off at 220. The unit I was looking > at had a > variable temp setting. This would allow all of the moisture in the > oil to be > vaporized and still give me additional cooling capacity for the hot > desert heat > days and majotr mountain inclines. > > Thanks for all your help. > Ken Wyatt > 82 westy > SLC, Utah > |
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