[Fot] Oil Cooler cleaning

[n197tr4 at cs.com]

 i took ours out a long time ago....temps seemed too low most of the time.
ambro doesnt have one either.

btw,   i took 89 through Sedona this morning and had a conversation with an
Officer PEYOTE.

I told him he had a car named after him.

   he laughed and let me go.

in Caifornia now






-----Original Message-----
From: Bill Babcock <billb at bnj.com>
To: Mike Mehl <mike.mehl at yahoo.com>
Cc: Triumph Friends of <fot at autox.team.net>
Sent: Sun, Nov 14, 2010 2:36 pm
Subject: Re: [Fot] Oil Cooler cleaning


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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