[Healeys] Oil Cooler?

[Kees Oudesluijs]

Make sure you fit a sandwich plate between engine and oilfilter 
incorporating a thermostat otherwise it will delay the oil reaching its 
operating temperature and viscosity or even prevent it.

Kees Oudesluijs



Op 16-1-2019 om 00:35 schreef simon.lachlan at alexarevel.plus.com:
>
> My nephew’s BJ8 came with a boot full of mixed blessings from its PO. 
> Amongst all the manuals and stuff were two boxes containing an oil 
> cooler and mounting kit. NOS.(Actually, these items dated back quite a 
> while…2 or 3 POs back).
>
> So, he gave them to me as he wasn’t remotely interested in fitting 
> them. I took them back to the UK and determined that I might fit the 
> cooler “one day”. Well, as the car is up on a stand with the radiator 
> out, it seems that the day may have arrived. Minimal amount of work 
> compared to having to do it from scratch? Now:-
>
>  1. For someone who lives in a temperate climate and who seldom goes
>     all that fast in his Healey, how much benefit is there in a cooler?
>  2. The Denis Welch brackets look pretty good. Fit onto the lower
>     radiator mounts. Designed for their cooler but I think mine can be
>     shoehorned in.
>
> Has anyone tried these brackets?
>
> How easy/hard to fit?
>
>  3. I will not be cutting any holes. The cooler would sit in front of
>     the radiator in line with the lower mounts.
>
> Is it a waste of time to put the cooler in there without a dedicated hole?
>
> Will I gain as much heat by blocking some airflow to the radiator as I 
> lose with the cooler?
>
>  4. Seems like an oil cooler may just be a waste of effort???
>
> Any thoughts?
>
> Simon
>
>
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