Re: oil cooler thermostat

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Michael--I have run with a Mocal 16-row (?) oil cooler for a few years no 
without the T-stat. I don't think the T-stat is necessary since at low temps, 
the oil cooler design is such that the thicker cold oil will somewhat bypass 
the cooling channels automatically.  Also, I didn't want to deal with the 
potential that the T-stat would get stuck open/closed. Just use a good 
multigrade oil (I brew my own mix of Rotella syn 20W-40, Castrol 20W-50, and a 
smigen of syn 10W-30).

Rick O.
72 TR6