Oil cooler on a six Options

[914itis]

I installed my cooler today and noticed that there is a gap between the cooler and the duct . Am I missing aome kind of seal there?

[Luke M]

There's no seal there. The housing should fit tight to the oil cooler. It looks like you have an org. 6 engine shroud which has the oil cooler air duct attached to it.
There's a metal flap that has to fit between the cooler and heads to fit properly.
From what I see in your pic the shroud is bolted down on the cam housing and seams to be tight. Does the bolt holes in the rear of the cooler line up with that part of the shroud or are they higher up also? You may have to loosen up the bolts and get the cooler portion to sit properly before you tighten the rest of the bolts down.
Again , check to make sure that the metal flap fits properly between the cool and head.
I upgraded to a later shroud so I can remove the cooler w/o having to remove the engine shroud. The later shrouds have a separate cooler duct which helps to get to the oil cooler mounting bolts. It's worth looking into if you ever need to change your cooler or seals out. Otherwise the upper part of the engine (carbs/induction) needs to be removed along with the shroud prior to getting to the cooler.