[Fot] Oil Cooler cleaning

[Bill Babcock]

Before you spend the bucks to replace that oil cooler, try running without it
for awhile. If your oil temperature isn't getting too high, and your water
temperature doesn't need the help, then let it go until you see a condition
where it looks like it might help. I've stopped fitting oil coolers just by
rote. Peyote still has one, mostly because it's there and the engine oil temp
gets about right in the longer races--230-240.

My new street TR3 hot rod won't have one unless it needs it, and neither will
the AMBRO.

I think with these wet sump engines that making sure the engine oil gets above
212 is a good thing. Cleans the mayo out of the oil.

On Nov 14, 2010, at 11:47 AM, Mike Mehl wrote:

> You all confirmed my thoughts.  I will add it to the other one on the shelf
> and
> hope I don't expand my collection.  I will order another one.  I took
> apart my
> accusump and cleaned it and will puck the hoses.  We have a system
> to shoot a
> puck (like an ear plug) through hoses to clean them after
> assembly.
>
>
> I did like one comment that suggested donating it to the MG
> club.
>
> Thanks all.
>
> Mike Mehl
>
>
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: Tony
> Drews <tony at tonydrews.com>
> To: Mike Mehl <mike.mehl at yahoo.com>; Triumph
> Friends of <fot at autox.team.net>
> Sent: Sat, November 13, 2010 9:08:31 PM
> Subject: Re: [Fot] Oil Cooler cleaning
>
> Compare the price of a new oil cooler
> with the price of a new
> motor.  I'd have to ask myself if I'm willing to take
> a chance to
> save a hundred or two $.
>
> Seems a shame to throw away a new
> cooler, but they are virtually
> impossible to get completely clean,
> unfortunately.
>
> - Tony Drews
>
> At 09:28 PM 11/13/2010, Mike Mehl wrote:
>> Since
> this year my engines seem to last only one weekend I seem to be
>> accumulating
> Seatrab oil coolers.  Is there a suggested way to clean them
>> after
>> blowing
> and engine or should I spend the money with a new one.  I built
>> new
>> hoses
> too.  I am going to puck the hoses clean so that is not an issue.
>> Any imput
> would be great.
>>
>> Thanks
>> Mike Mehl #46 TR4
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