Glen, I just wouldn't do it. Do you know what an oil filter does when
it gets clogged?? It opens a relief valve and lets the oil bypass the
filter so the engine gets lube. If there is any chance at all for a
used $100 oil cooler to destroy a $1000 engine rebuild, my answer is
just NO.
I agree you have been fortunate, but I still wouldn't do it. In fact
when I stuffed the Wedding motor in my car I threw away the cooler I
had.
IMHO it is just not a good idea. But then again you are entitled to
your opinion, and me to mine, and Just Ed to his ;-)
Larry
On Oct 14, 2005, at 6:40 PM, Glen Byrns wrote:
> I know there is "common knowledge' on this subject, but fact is
> I've had used oil coolers since I was a teenager on all my projects
> and never had an engine problem result from that. I couldn't
> afford a new oil cooler for every English rotter I got in those
> days, and a cooler was mandatory for the SoCal summer temps. Rinse
> it out with a slug of gas, drain it well, and leave it in the sun
> for a hot day or two to dry out the gas. Obviously, if the crap
> that comes out in the gas looks bad, rinse it some more until it
> doesn't.
>
> Sacrilege #2, I always re-use the head studs and rod bolts and have
> never had a failure. The only time I did differently was for the
> turbo sprite motor that got brand new ARP studs and bolts.
>
> If you're going to race the motor, all bets are off. But for a
> street motor..........get real(and tight)
>
> Glen Byrns
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