[DeTomaso] Oil coolers?

[Thomas Tornblom]

I have contemplated this location as well, although in the water line 
from the thermostat to the radiator. That way you don't need an oil 
thermostat, and you dump the heat in the water going to the radiator, 
not the other way around. It will also help speed up the oil warmup.

How did you route the oil lines past the beam just in front of the engine?

Do you have any photos?

Cheers,
Thomas


2012-06-02 20:47, JDeRyke at aol.com skrev:
> I run a Ford/Laminova water to oil cooler snuggled up under the floor next
> to where the e-brake lever penetrates the floor. Being small in dia, it does
> not hang down below the chassis, and installation consisted of measuring
> its length, then cutting that much off the return water pipe at the engine end
> and adding two pieces of 1-3/8" radiator hose. The dash-6 oil lines are
> less than 3 ft long and dash-8s would also fit. With an oil thermostat, the oil
> temp stays at water temp (so far), no extended warmup times and a standard
> oil pump still gives the same oil pressure as before. If you didn't see it
> in place you'd never know it was there except for more stable oil temps. It's
> been dependable for 6 yrs now.
> Total investment (including the oil thermostat&  AN fittings)= $100 and it
> can be disassembled and cleaned- something no other design can do. This is
> handy if you ever lose an engine, as shrapnel normally loads the cooler and
> welded units CANNOT be cleaned. D Quella runs a Laminova on his road race
> Pantera, and is a dealer for Laminova-USA; there are larger and smaller units
> than the one Ford chose for their police cars&  taxis. If you're worried that
> cheap wrecking-yard Ford/Laminovas aren't big enough, two could be
> series-or parallel-connected; mounted under the floor they would still take up
> essentially no space&  weigh little. FWIW- J DeRyke
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