Date:         Wed, 15 Sep 2010 13:40:03 -0700
Reply-To:     Rocket J Squirrel <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Rocket J Squirrel <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: I am considering installing an auxiliary oil cooler
In-Reply-To:  <9D893FE3-25D0-49AD-A128-4F4EEB3B1040@shaw.ca>
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Where is tencentlife's ad to be found? I'm curious to know why the 1.9L
version is spendier than the 2.1L version, and (finally) for my 1.9L,
what's the scoop on "ZAP-11705  Oil Cooler Kit Complete,  72 Plate with
"Sandwich" Oil Filter Adaptor  $132.00" shown on
http://www.bus-boys.com/oilcoolingremote.html -- is it all a fellow
needs to add oil cooling? Is doing so a worthwhile proposition?

BTW, no problem with that page, Firefox on Ubuntu Linux.

--
Rocky J Squirrel


On Wed, 2010-09-15 at 13:17 -0700, Alistair Bell wrote:
> If you read tencentlife's ad you will find that it is
> thermostatically controlled
>
> 1. Oil Cooler Kit: all kits include Mocal sandwich plate adapter with
> built-in thermostatic control valve, efficient stacked-plate cooler,
> pre-built Parker hoses with spin-on fittings, custom support
> structure, engine intake air ducting, and all hardware. All oil
> cooler kits install easily with basic tools, in base of right D-
> pillar. Detailed instructions are provided.
>
> Different kits are available depending on year/model:
>  >For 2.1 liter 2WD vans: $350.
>  >For 1.9 2WD vans: $420.
>  >For Syncro: $550. Syncro kit includes a built-in thermostatically
> controlled SPAL fan to keep your oil cool during low-speed offroading
> excursions.
>
> Oil Cooler Kit is strongly recommended to get the best performance
> and longest service life from one of my rebuilds. I will increase
> your warranty period from one year to two years when you buy and
> install the oil cooler at the same time as your new engine.
>
>
>
> alistair
>
>
> On 15-Sep-10, at 9:35 AM, Dave Mcneely wrote:
>
> Mark, the oil lines to the air cooled coils, for example a
> TenCentLife oil cooler.    But please tell me more about the option
> you mentioned.  Might be less prone to develop leaks, without oil
> lines and connections?  DMc
>
> ---- VWBrain@aol.com wrote:
> >
> > In a message dated 9/15/2010 11:23:38 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> > mcneely4@COX.NET writes:
> >
> > It  occurred to me that if the oil cooler works well, the oil might
> > run too
> > cool  when ambient temperatures are relatively low.  Is it possible
> > (and
> > practical, reasonable) to install a valve in the feed line for the
> > cooler
> > (and  maybe another in the return line) that could be opened and
> > closed
> > depending on  need?  I realize that this would create an additional
> > complication --
> >  that it would be another point for possible failure.  Or am I just
> > trying
> > to over engineer something?  Anyone with experience with an
> > auxiliary oil
> > cooler might know if I am trying to solve a problem that doesn't
> > exist.
> > Maybe the oil would have no problem running hot enough, even with
> > the extra
> > cooling capacity.
> > Thanks, DMc
> > --
> > David  McNeely
> >
> >
> >
> > hey David   what feed lines? the coolant ones?? seems like a lot  of
> > trouble to use another water cooled oil cooler.  They make a
> > sandwich  plate that
> > allows you to hook up oil lines for a remote oil cooler that goes
> > above the
> > oil filter. this is the easiest way to install one and works very
> > well on
> > the type 4 motors we have put them on. I have never put one on a
> > vannie
> > later  mark d
>
> --
> David McNeely