Will it be done before Parade?, Oil cooler installation Options

[Dave_Darling]

Since I'll be driving the 914 through a desert in July, I figure having an external oil cooler might be a good idea. I bought a cooler, thermostat, sandwich plate, and some fittings from Earl's quite a few years back. I don't have any lines, a way to mount the cooler, or a fan.

I wonder if I'll get the install done before the trip? If I do, it'll be close. I have a lot of other obligations which will keep me out of the garage for most days and evenings...

I intend to get the cooler mounted under the rear trunk floor, locate and fasten in the thermostat, add the sandwich plate, then hook it all together with rubber lines. Then I can remove the lines and measure them, so I can get better lines in the correct lengths.

The rubber lines (fuel rated, so hopefully OK with oil) may actually be used as a short-term solution, but I don't expect them to last very long.

I also have to figure out where to get the oil lines and a fan. Hopefully locally, so I don't have to pay for express shipping...

--DD

[Dave_Darling]

I didn't make the autoX. In fact, the wife and I decided that our cars needed to be trailered home. We flew home on frequent flyer miles, got in this afternoon.

When we went to drive the cars up from the basement parking lot to the lot where they would be picked up, out of habit I shifted from first to second.

It worked. All gears were there, no problem at all.

All I can think of is that the problem is somehow heat-related. Probably the heat was aggravating damage or wear that I caused in previous years?

Weird stuff.

--DD