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2 hour oil cooler install, Preparations for WCC |
Demick |
Feb 13 2005, 09:41 PM
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Ernie made me do it! Group: Benefactors Posts: 2,312 Joined: 6-February 03 From: Pleasanton, CA Member No.: 257 |
I finally got around to installing my aux oil cooler. Used a Mocal thermostatic sandwich plate and Derale fan/cooler. Aeroquip blue hose with -8AN push on ends connected it up. Hose runs next to valve cover and zip ties to the wire bales (should make valve adjustments interesting). I removed the heater J tube on the passenger side to route the cooler lines. Since that J tube was just capped anyway, I just removed the J tube and put the cap where the J tube normall attaches to the heat exchangers. So there is no change to the heating system.
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Demick |
Feb 23 2005, 10:19 AM
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Ernie made me do it! Group: Benefactors Posts: 2,312 Joined: 6-February 03 From: Pleasanton, CA Member No.: 257 |
Well, today was the first day in a week and a half without (forecasted) rain. So I finally drove my car to work this morning - first time since the cooler install. Previous mornings like this I would see oil temps around 210F. This morning I saw nothing over 185F. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/clap.gif)
Currently the fan is wired to run whenever the engine is on but at a very low speed(just enough to circulate a minimum of air through the cooler). I will still need to add a switch to run the fan at high speed when needed. I'll probably pull the relay that controls the fan for winter operation as I like to see the oil a little warmer than 185. But I was very pleased with the results. The cooler is doing exactly what I wanted/expected. Of course, a nice hot day will tell the whole story. Demick |