[DeTomaso] Oil Cooler

[Mad Dog Antenucci]

Then with all due respect you have NOT ever gone very fast for very long

"michael at michaelshortt.com" <michael at michaelshortt.com> wrote:  I have one mounted (air) by the front of the rear right tire with lines
going around the engine to the filter assembly and it works great, I have
never seen above 220-230 and I use a sep. oil temp guage mounted in the
console and check it often to compare to water temp.

Michael in Savannah




On Fri, Oct 10, 2008 at 10:21 AM, Göran Malmberg
wrote:

> The problem is finding a good air stream for the cooler other than
> very long hoses to the front of the car. But I like the fan equipped
> Setrab coolers. In such application it is quite suitable to not have
> it in any air stream, then it will not cool the oil while the fan is not
> on.This means faster warmups.
> If we use a water to oil cooler will load the water cooler, but
> in any case will the total amount of heat to get rid of need a
> certain radiator cooling area. Which could be a bigger
> water radiator or a smaller one together with an oil cooler.
>
> If there is an oilcooler in front of the water radiator, this will also
> load
> the water radiator by blocking air flow and feeding it by hotter air.
>
> I recomend a horizontally mounted Setrab thermostat fan oil cooler
> mounted horizontally on the right side aft of the fire wall at the side
> of the inner rocker panel. then you dont need an leaky oil thermostat.
> Goran
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Scott Couchman" 
> To: "mike drew" ; "Pantera Forum" > >
> Sent: Friday, October 10, 2008 3:36 PM
> Subject: [DeTomaso] Oil Cooler
>
>
> > Getting a traditional air-to-oil cooler to work in a Pantera is next to
> > impossible.
> > Mike, why do you think the air to oil coolers don't work in Panteras????
> > Companies sell them, so I assume they work in other applications. Air to
> > water works and that's at a lower temperature differential than air to
> > oil. Are people trying to mount the oil cooler and just 'scoop' air flow
> > through without using a fan to suck air through?? I'm interested in
> > cooling my oil, but I'd rather not add that additional heat load to the
> > radiator......probably a common reason. Scott
> >
> >
> >
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