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Subject: Re: [Healeys] Oil Cooler?
From: Kees Oudesluijs <coudesluijs@chello.nl>
Date: Wed, 16 Jan 2019 07:00:35 +0100
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Make sure you fit a sandwich plate between engine and oilfilter 
incorporating a thermostat otherwise it will delay the oil reaching its 
operating temperature and viscosity or even prevent it.

Kees Oudesluijs



Op 16-1-2019 om 00:35 schreef simon.lachlan@alexarevel.plus.com:
>
> My nephew?s BJ8 came with a boot full of mixed blessings from its PO. 
> Amongst all the manuals and stuff were two boxes containing an oil 
> cooler and mounting kit. NOS.(Actually, these items dated back quite a 
> while?2 or 3 POs back).
>
> So, he gave them to me as he wasn?t remotely interested in fitting 
> them. I took them back to the UK and determined that I might fit the 
> cooler ?one day?. Well, as the car is up on a stand with the radiator 
> out, it seems that the day may have arrived. Minimal amount of work 
> compared to having to do it from scratch? Now:-
>
>  1. For someone who lives in a temperate climate and who seldom goes
>     all that fast in his Healey, how much benefit is there in a cooler?
>  2. The Denis Welch brackets look pretty good. Fit onto the lower
>     radiator mounts. Designed for their cooler but I think mine can be
>     shoehorned in.
>
> Has anyone tried these brackets?
>
> How easy/hard to fit?
>
>  3. I will not be cutting any holes. The cooler would sit in front of
>     the radiator in line with the lower mounts.
>
> Is it a waste of time to put the cooler in there without a dedicated hole?
>
> Will I gain as much heat by blocking some airflow to the radiator as I 
> lose with the cooler?
>
>  4. Seems like an oil cooler may just be a waste of effort???
>
> Any thoughts?
>
> Simon
>
>
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    <p>Make sure you fit a sandwich plate between engine and oilfilter
      incorporating a thermostat otherwise it will delay the oil
      reaching its operating temperature and viscosity or even prevent
      it.</p>
    <p>Kees Oudesluijs</p>
    <p><br>
    </p>
    <p><br>
    </p>
    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">Op 16-1-2019 om 00:35 schreef
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        <p class="MsoNormal">My nephew?s BJ8 came with a boot full of
          mixed blessings from its PO. Amongst all the manuals and stuff
          were two boxes containing an oil cooler and mounting kit.
          NOS.(Actually, these items dated back quite a while?2 or 3 POs
          back).<o:p></o:p></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal">So, he gave them to me as he wasn?t
          remotely interested in fitting them. I took them back to the
          UK and determined that I might fit the cooler ?one day?. Well,
          as the car is up on a stand with the radiator out, it seems
          that the day may have arrived. Minimal amount of work compared
          to having to do it from scratch? Now:-<o:p></o:p></p>
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            style="margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">For someone
            who lives in a temperate climate and who seldom goes all
            that fast in his Healey, how much benefit is there in a
            cooler?<o:p></o:p></li>
          <li class="MsoListParagraph"
            style="margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">The Denis
            Welch brackets look pretty good. Fit onto the lower radiator
            mounts. Designed for their cooler but I think mine can be
            shoehorned in.<o:p></o:p></li>
        </ol>
        <p class="MsoNormal">Has anyone tried these brackets?<o:p></o:p></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal">How easy/hard to fit?<o:p></o:p></p>
        <ol style="margin-top:0cm" start="3" type="1">
          <li class="MsoListParagraph"
            style="margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">I will not
            be cutting any holes. The cooler would sit in front of the
            radiator in line with the lower mounts. <o:p></o:p></li>
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        <p class="MsoNormal">Is it a waste of time to put the cooler in
          there without a dedicated hole?<o:p></o:p></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal">Will I gain as much heat by blocking some
          airflow to the radiator as I lose with the cooler?<o:p></o:p></p>
        <ol style="margin-top:0cm" start="4" type="1">
          <li class="MsoListParagraph"
            style="margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">Seems like
            an oil cooler may just be a waste of effort???<o:p></o:p></li>
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        <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal">Any thoughts?<o:p></o:p></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal">Simon<o:p></o:p></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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