I mounted mine in front of the radiator on its side.. flat sides up and down
with entrance and exits towards engine. I know it sounds strange but it seem
to cool well, it easy to drain in the car, hoses are easy on and off. I have
not had any problems ...yet.
John Preston
> From: spitlist@cox.net
> To: donmarshall@nefcom.net; fot@autox.team.net
> Date: Sat, 30 Apr 2011 10:19:56 -0700
> Subject: Re: [Fot] Spitfire oil cooler orientation
>
> I tried mounting one with the openings at the bottom for obvious reasons.
> But I found that it put the hoses too close to the ground for my own
> confidence, so I turned it over.
>
> Joe C.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: fot-bounces@autox.team.net [mailto:fot-bounces@autox.team.net] On
> Behalf Of Don Marshall
> Sent: Saturday, April 30, 2011 9:37 AM
> To: fot@autox.team.net
> Subject: [Fot] Spitfire oil cooler orientation
>
> I'm curious if anyone has their oil cooler mounted with the openings at
> the bottom and if there have been any problems. This is for a Spitfire
> with the 1147 engine. As best I can tell it was raced most of its life
> with the oil cooler feeding from the bottom so I'm guessing that it won't
> be a problem but I thought I'd check with the group just in case. From
> what I've read, there may be concerns about air getting trapped at the top
> of the cooler as well as the possibility of oil not making it all the way
> through and being less effective than it should. Does anyone have any
> direct experience with this? Thanks, Don
>
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