[TR] TR3A oil cooler

[v6spitfireguy at cox.net]

I'll give you my two cents worth 
On my 40 Ford Pickup, I had a slight problem with overheating at idle, only
with the air conditioning on.  This is with a large aluminum radiator,
mechanical seven blade flex fan with a shroud, in a puller configuration.
The air conditioning condenser was mounted center, right in front of the
radiator (less than 1/8 inch spacing) and the transmission cooler mounted
right in front of the condenser (also less than 1/8 inch) but in the lower
half .  I re-arraigned the mounting of all three items, with the same
positioning vertical and horizontal positions, but I spaced the items apart
with about = inch between them instead of them being so close together.
The temp gauge now never waivers, even with the air on!

I have my GT6 oil cooler mounted out in front of the radiator, factory
style and its probably about 6 inches away (not able to measure it at the
moment) from the radiator -

For what its worth 

Barry Schwartz
La Mesa, CA (San Diego)

*************original message***********************

OK, this has gotten a little more interesting.  I have asked a number  of
people the question of the best location for the oil cooler and I have been
told
by one old timer, to lay it flat over a cutout in the shroud where the
crank
guide is.  He said that there is plenty of airflow at speed to make  it
effective and it will not interfere with the radiator.  What say the  list?
Frankly, this does not sound like a good idea to me, but I am open!
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