[TR] [6pack] TR6 Oil Cooler

[Biedermann, Frank (SACE Board)]

I'll pitch in with my 2c here, after previously having an oil cooler on my
early '6. It's not on there any more - I believe mine either had a weakness in
it somewhere or developed one in the course of use and catastrophically failed
dumping all the oil from the engine in a very short period of time. Luckily,
that happened about 100m from my parents' driveway (which is where I was going
for lunch) and my folks had oil and the necessary tools and fittings to plug
the oil cooler lines at the filter adapter, so no real damage done.

In the period of time  I had it installed it did improve the idle oil
pressure, particularly in stop-go traffic in summer here when temperatures can
exceed 40 degrees Celsius. But I don't think that's enough to convince me to
ever install one again after the experience I had above...

Frank Biedermann
69 TR6 PI
Adelaide, Australia

-----Original Message-----
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On Behalf Of tr3driver at ca.rr.com
Sent: Tuesday, 28 August 2012 7:20 AM
To: robert rudolphi
Cc: triumphs at autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [TR] [6pack] TR6 Oil Cooler

> You also need to keep a sharp eye on the cooler and hoses for
> problems. The oil flows through the system at line pressure, so a tiny
> crack in the cooler itself can turn into a gusher at (usually) the
> worst time.

Ditto the lines to/from the cooler & thermostat.  Lines can rupture suddenly
if they are chafing or get pulled tight under hard acceleration/cornering.
And a broken line can ruin your whole day, especially when the first symptom
you notice is the clatter from the rod bearings ...

I know that's what Bob meant to say, I just wanted to emphasize the point.
Otherwise I agree entirely.

-- Randall

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