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Re: [Fot] Oil cooler yes or no?

To: "TeriAnn J. Wakeman" <tjwakeman@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [Fot] Oil cooler yes or no?
From: Robert Deanes <rfdeanes@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 8 Feb 2016 14:19:05 -0500
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I second the suggestion of the adapter from Greg, with the right conditions
you will blow the cooler apart,  Greg's design, worth the money. I would
have questioned this until it happened to me.I ran for 5 years on another
supplier and then it happened, luckily I had an adapter to bypass the
cooler and connect the oil lines together, one of those things that you are
glad you have it at the track ! What a mess that was !

On Mon, Feb 8, 2016 at 1:57 PM, TeriAnn J. Wakeman <tjwakeman@gmail.com>
wrote:

> On 2/8/16 11:35 AM, rkramer3@austin.rr.com wrote:
>
>> I am also in Texas and I wouldn't run without a cooler because of the hot
>> temps in general and the added benefit of the extra oil in the system. The
>> lines that come with the kits on TR3's are very difficult to manipulate as
>> you have noticed. Some come with BSP (British Std. Pipe) fittings. Why not
>> switch out to an AN setup and use a cut to fit hose set up and route the
>> hoses over the top of the inner fender. You can get the push on hose and
>> fittings in black and it looks pretty nice even on period correct cars.
>>
>> .
> Greg Solow's Engine Room can provide a high quality oil cooler adapter
> that is superior to ones you might find through the usual suspects.  I
> suggest having custom hoses made up with angled fittings that make
> installation and removal a lot easier. When I had mine made up I decided
> which fitting angled the hoses best towards the cooler and had hoses made
> up with that fitting and one end, extra length, and no fitting at the other
> end. I connected the hoses to the oil cooler adapter, routed the hoses,
> decided which fittings would work best at the other end, marked where the
> hoses should be cut then had the shop make up the other end of the hoses.
> Perfect fit, best routing, and easiest to install. If the second fitting is
> an angled fitting don't forget to mark the direction the fitting needs to
> fit on the hose.  Don't fool around with generic one size maybe kinda fits
> some hoses when you can have hoses that fit perfectly and have the optimum
> angle fittings.
>
> TeriAnn
>
>
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<div dir=3D"ltr">I second the suggestion of the adapter from Greg, with the=
 right conditions you will blow the cooler apart, =C2=A0Greg&#39;s design, =
worth the money. I would have questioned this until it happened to me.I ran=
 for 5 years on another supplier and then it happened, luckily I had an ada=
pter to bypass the cooler and connect the oil lines together, one of those =
things that you are glad you have it at the track ! What a mess that was !<=
/div><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Mon, Feb =
8, 2016 at 1:57 PM, TeriAnn J. Wakeman <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mai=
lto:tjwakeman@gmail.com" target=3D"_blank">tjwakeman@gmail.com</a>&gt;</spa=
n> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;b=
order-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><span class=3D"">On 2/8/16 11:3=
5 AM, <a href=3D"mailto:rkramer3@austin.rr.com"; target=3D"_blank">rkramer3@=
austin.rr.com</a> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1p=
x #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
I am also in Texas and I wouldn&#39;t run without a cooler because of the h=
ot temps in general and the added benefit of the extra oil in the system. T=
he lines that come with the kits on TR3&#39;s are very difficult to manipul=
ate as you have noticed. Some come with BSP (British Std. Pipe) fittings. W=
hy not switch out to an AN setup and use a cut to fit hose set up and route=
 the hoses over the top of the inner fender. You can get the push on hose a=
nd fittings in black and it looks pretty nice even on period correct cars.<=
br>
<br>
</blockquote></span>
.<br>
Greg Solow&#39;s Engine Room can provide a high quality oil cooler adapter =
that is superior to ones you might find through the usual suspects.=C2=A0 I=
 suggest having custom hoses made up with angled fittings that make install=
ation and removal a lot easier. When I had mine made up I decided which fit=
ting angled the hoses best towards the cooler and had hoses made up with th=
at fitting and one end, extra length, and no fitting at the other end. I co=
nnected the hoses to the oil cooler adapter, routed the hoses, decided whic=
h fittings would work best at the other end, marked where the hoses should =
be cut then had the shop make up the other end of the hoses.=C2=A0 Perfect =
fit, best routing, and easiest to install. If the second fitting is an angl=
ed fitting don&#39;t forget to mark the direction the fitting needs to fit =
on the hose.=C2=A0 Don&#39;t fool around with generic one size maybe kinda =
fits some hoses when you can have hoses that fit perfectly and have the opt=
imum angle fittings.<span class=3D"HOEnZb"><font color=3D"#888888"><br>
<br>
TeriAnn</font></span><div class=3D"HOEnZb"><div class=3D"h5"><br>
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