My question is where did he mount the cooler in the bugeye. There isn't a
whole lot of room in there.
Pictures are worth a thousand words. (hint)
Dave
60 Bugeye
----- Original Message -----
From <JARplanner at aol.com>
To: <Spridgets@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, September 02, 2002 9:00 PM
Subject: Oil Cooler Hose Connections
> A friend in town recently installed a oil cooler into his Bugeye (stock
948)
> to help reduce engine & radiator temperature during summer (this is So
> Calif). Rather than buying a standard oil cooler kit he made up his own
(we
> tight!) His home-made set-up resulted in a 20 degree reduction in water
temp &
> oil pressure is still in 50-60 psi range. Before building a similar setup
> from myself I am interested in getting opinions & facts from List. The
whole
> setup was so easy, and he spent all of $35 ($28 for transmission cooler,
rest
> for length of hose & clips). I do have concern about long-term quality.
>
> He simply cut the copper tube running from oil filter adapter to the
engine
> block, and connected a 3/8" rubber hose to each end using regular hose
clips
> and then to a transmission cooler (from cheap auto parts store). No fancy
> adapters or steel braided hose.
>
> Daniel Stapleton's book (page 20) says that a hose of 3/8" rather than
1/2"
> will result in substantial drop in pressure, but it did not occur here. I
> would have thought that oil pressure would go down with a larger diameter
> hose rather than a smaller, but then I do not admit to being an hydraulics
> expert. Can anyone explain? Could retaining the original block & oil
filter
> connections help keep the pressure up? Any danger in hose or clips
bursting
> under pressure? - I would think not.
>
> Would be interested in any thoughts or experience.
>
> Thanks,
> Jim Rogers
> San Juan Capistrano, CA (106 degrees yesterday!)
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