[DeTomaso] Oil Coolers (again)

[Asa Jay Laughton]

Oh and if Jack forgot to mention it.... he has one for sale in the 
latest newsletter. :)

Asa Jay

Asa Jay Laughton, MSgt, USAFR, Retired

& Shelley Marie
Spokane, WA

1971 Mach I Mustang  [ASA JAY]
1973 Pantera L 5533  [ASASCAT]
    
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JDeRyke at aol.com wrote:
> In a message dated 2/1/09 2:41:51 AM, dfcex at pacbell.net writes:
>
>   
>> I'm getting The Beast's engine back together and I need to either have my 
>> Fluidyne oil/water exchange unit electrolyzed (sp?) to get the metal out ($250 
>> quote) or go with something else.
>>
>>     
> Dan, I would NEVER re-use a welded oil cooler like a Fluidyne on another 
> engine after it had been on a grenaded assembly. NASCAR tells the story of one 
> crew chief that lost four (4) motors at Daytona one year. The first let go during 
> practice, and the following three blew from the crap left inside the oil 
> cooler after careful cleaning out each time. The biggest Fluidyne oil-to-water is 
> as good as oil coolers get, but after one blow-up, they are 'conversation 
> pieces' IMHO. The tubular Laminova/Aeroquips are equally good and CAN BE 
> DISASSEMBLED AND BRUSH-CLEANED, which is why I recommend them over the Fluidyne. D 
> Quella runs one of these in his racecar.
> Mounting ANY air-to-oil cooler anywhere on the Pantera is a waste of energy. 
> Mike Anderson ran several ORRs with a huge air-to-oil cooler mounted in the 
> rear A/C area, with a professional dry-sump system and enormous oil lines, and 
> even that was marginal according to his figures. Good luck next time out- J 
> Deryke
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