[DeTomaso] Laminova oil cooler

[Paul - Home]

I get it now.  (cue light bulb going on)

With the cooler plumbed into the water line leaving the engine...

1. We start off with engine, water, oil and radiator cold.
2. The engine warms up and hot water leaves the engine to the radiator 
and on the way it warms up some oil.
3. Cold water cycles back into the engine, thermostat closes.
4. This cycle repeats until the water is warmed up enough to keep the 
thermostat open.

The cold water heading back to the engine doesn't effect the oil at all 
because the cooler is plumbed into the other water line.  So each time 
the water leaves the engine, a little more heat is added to the oil.  As 
long as the water is hotter than the oil.

With the cooler plumbed the other way...

1. We start off with engine, water, oil and radiator cold.
2. The engine warms up and hot water leaves the engine to the radiator.
3. Cold water cycles back into the engine and on the way it cools down 
some oil, thermostat closes.
4. This cycle repeats until the water is warmed up enough to keep the 
thermostat open.

Make some sense.  The only downside is that you have less temperature 
differential between the hot water leaving the engine vs. the hot oil in 
the oil cooler.  This makes the cooling portion of the oil cooler not as 
effective.  You may also get cooler water going into the engine 
depending on the capacity of the radiator.

Thanks,
Paul
#9270

MikeLDrew at aol.com wrote:
> In a message dated 9/5/08 9 43 28, JDeRyke at aol.com writes:
> 
> 
>> Of course. This IMHO is a goofy idea since during warm-up in a 351C, the
>> engine thermostat is closed and no water into/out-of the radiator is being 
>> warmed
>> anyway.
>>
>>>> Until the thermostat opens, which takes one or two minutes at most.   Then 
> you have hot water, but still-cold oil.
> 
> 
>>  I'll stick with the oil thermostat (in place for 4 yrs & working
>> fine).
>>
>>>> Well, you're not hurting a thing by doing that.   You're just not gaining 
> all the advantage you could, by fully implementing the device for both of its 
> intended purposes.
> 
> Mike
> 
> 
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