[DeTomaso] Laminova oil cooler source?

Tue Sep 2 12:00:59 EDT 2008

NO body thought of this?

http://www.racerpartswholesale.com/category/Mocal_Heat_Exchangers

this has got to be the answer (oil temp control) - no thermostat,  
order to your spec . . .

Here's your sign . . . .

Quoting Ken Green <kenn_green at yahoo.com>:

> It's sold as the Aeroquip oil cooler here?
>
> http://www.injectedperformance.com/ec/Product.aspx?ID=145
>
> Ken
>
> --- On Tue, 9/2/08, Thomas Tornblom <Thomas.Tornblom at hax.se> wrote:
>
> From: Thomas Tornblom <Thomas.Tornblom at hax.se>
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Laminova oil cooler source?
> To: MikeLDrew at aol.com
> Cc: Thomas.Tornblom at hax.se, detomaso at realbig.com
> Date: Tuesday, September 2, 2008, 7:23 AM
>
> MikeLDrew at aol.com skrev:
>>
>> In a message dated 9/1/08 23 46 26, Thomas.Tornblom at hax.se writes:
>>
>>
>>> It is more expensive than the used Ford units, but I doubt that
> you'll
>>> find an Aeroquip unit in the US at much less than this.
>>
>>  >>>*Everything* Is less expensive in the US than in tax-hungry
> Europe.
>>
>> The one we've seen so far sells for $349; the same unit sells for
> about
>> $475 directly from Laminova.
>>>
>>>
>>  >OTOH it seems he can have it shipped directly to France from Sweden,
>>> both of which are members of the EU so there will not be any
> additional
>>> fees. :-)
>>
>>  >>>Who needs *additional* fees?  Besides, shipping within the EU
> is
>> much more expensive too.
>>>
>>> I see that you can order it with 35 mm water connections, which is
> nice
>>> on a Pantera, as that is the same as the coolant lines. The Ford units
>>> have 38 mm (1 1/2") connections.
>>>
>>  >>>That is a bit of a nuisance.
>>
>>> Seems a bit silly to ship a part made in Sweden via the US to France,
>>> although I have bought audi parts, made in Germany, in the US and had
>>> them shipped to Sweden.
>>
>>  >>>I seem to recall having heard about that somewhere. ;>)
>>>
>>> I haven't registered and checked out how expensive shipping is, so
> it
>>> may very well be that it is a more expensive route.
>>>
>>  >>>Well, since he's going to be shipping a bunch of other
> stuff anyway,
>> the Laminova won't add much to the total shipping cost; figure an
> extra
>> $5-10 over what he'll already be paying anyway.
>>
>> I managed to track down a source selling used Ford units (the same
>> source you got yours from) and am now waiting to hear about price, and
>> some other key datapoints (such as the water in/out and oil in/out
>> sizes).  He has already confirmed availability.
>
> The oil lines use some Ford specific quick connect fittings. Make sure
> you get the oil hoses with it. He can cut off the hoses and have new
> hoses made using the specific fittings.
>
> Example of the hoses and fittings:
> http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/96-04-Ford-Crown-Victoria-Police-Oil-Cooler-Lines-Hoses_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQ_trkparmsZ72Q3a552Q7c39Q3a1Q7c66Q3a2Q7c65Q3a12Q7c240Q3a1318QQ_trksidZp3286Q2ec0Q2em14QQhashZitem370081828156QQitemZ370081828156
>
> The water in/out is 38 mm as I said. I used 38 mm hoses and clamped them
> tight against the 35 mm cooling lines. Worked OK, but perhaps he can
> find some specific reducer hoses with 35 mm in one end and 38 in the other?
>
>>
>> Mike
>>
>
> Thomas
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