Frank:
I added a spin-on to my oil cooler with no special equipment. The plate
for the oil cooler has two nipples for the hoses and fits onto the plate
that the canister bolts to. Then the canister bolts to that plate. If
you add a spin-on, it comes with an extender bolt that fits onto the
canister base or the cooler plate. Thus the systems are automatically
compatible.
If you install an oil cooler, you will definitely want the spin-on
filter. At least with my system, the plate was hard to align on the
base so the gasket would compress and seal correctly. As the plate came
off whenever I removed the canister, it was a significant nuisance to
get it back on right (or else it was the canister seal on the plate that
was the problem, I am a bit hazy about it now). Now the plate and
extender bolt are glued in place with loc-tite, and changing the filter
is much easier.
The oil thermostat has 4 nipples on it and when cold, it closes off the
radiator and short circuits the oil back to the filter plate.
I bought my oil cooler equipment from Triumph Tune in Britain because
that was the only place I could find a system with stainless steel tubes
and a thermostat. Looks better than the black rubber tubes, and should
last longer.
Alan
> Dear All,
>
> While there is thread on oil coolers and people
> have their thinking hats on, can anyone tell me
> the internal differences between a "stand-alone"
> spin on adapter, and the type designed to be
> used with an oil cooler? I presume there must be
> some difference apart from the external fittings
> as some oil needs to be diverted to the oil
> cooler when the oil is hot, but not all as when
> the oil thermostat is closed oil has to bypass the
> cooler... Or is it the case that the oil thermostat
> does all that - is it connected to both the in and
> out hoses on the cooler and functions as a bypass
> when the oil is cold, or just one hose and blocks
> all oil flow? Does that make sense?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Frank Biedermann
> 69 TR6 PI
> Adelaide
> AUSTRALIA
>
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Alan T. Crane
acrane@crosslink.net
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