[Fot] Oil cooler yes or no?

[Joe Alexander]

Steve,

We had a hard time getting the oil temps up. 

And when the line developed a leak, we took it off several years ago.

We don't typically see 90 degrees, however.

With the Larry Young cam, the engine does not see 6,000 RPM very often, either.

Joe Alexander
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Jesup, IA 50648
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> On Feb 8, 2016, at 11:42 AM, Steven Belfer <steve at artwithcars.com> wrote:
> 
> Do you run an oil cooler on your racing Triumph?
> 
> I’m having a tough time getting access to the hoses on the oil cooler adapter plate, it’s such a tight fit and I forgot to attach them before installing the engine.
> It’s a huge pain to take off the oil filter plate with the motor installed!
> 
> Wondering if the oil cooler is even necessary. I race in California where it is over 90 degrees some of the time.
> 
> 
> ~STEVE
> 
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