>Tom Walter said:
>The OEM factory oil cooler (NLA - no longer available), mounted either
>under the radiator (race tracks) or in front of the radiator (road cars).
>
>I have one out in the Garage, and can check the size this weekend.
>
>The one on eBay is NOT a factory oil cooler, but uses the FORD oil
>filter adapter and an after market oil cooler. Main concern is that
>you do not overcool the oil.
>
>When I raced Mazda years back, I lost coolant and watched the oil temp
>gauge peg up 280 F. Ouch! When I drained the COLD oil (Castrol 20W50)
>it poured like water. Obviously broke down the additives. With the modern
>synthetic oils they withstand the high temperatures, but still it is
>not recommended to drive with oil cooling only.
>
>A more modern technique is to use a water to oil intercooler. Once again
>I have seen these as FORD items. This brings up the oil temperature a
>little quicker, and helps maintain it. Typically you can decrease the
>oil temp by 30 F degrees, while the water temp only increases by 2F.
>Pretty slick solution. They are in the speed catalogs, Ford produced
>and OEM unit that is easy to adapt to any vehicle.
I'll have to look in a recent M/S catalog, but Nissan used to offer an
oil to water oil cooler for the L-motored cars (510, etc., & Zs). Went in
the long heater hose from the firewall to the front cover. Even if
they're NLA from Nissan there might be some available.
FWIW, Ron
Ronnie Day
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'71 510 2-dr (Prepared Class Autocrosser)
'73 510 2-dr (Street Toy)
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