[DeTomaso] Oil cooler location

Tue Sep 18 14:30:00 EDT 2012

The air flow is stagnant, other than what is pulled up from the road and
out thru the window/deck opening and from the tire turbluence.

It functios from the radiant properties of the cooler like a heat sink in
electronics ( in my head ) anyway.

regardless, I have zero heating issues with either water or oil, all is
well.
Not gonna mess up a system that works.

If I was married to Raquel Welch ( circa 1967 ) and she couldn't read, I
wouldn't teach her.

Michael

On Tue, Sep 18, 2012 at 2:25 PM, <gow2 at rc-tech.net> wrote:

> Michael, do you run a fan on yours? If not is the air directed over it
> some how?
>
> When I got my car the oil cooler was in front of the right tire. I did not
> like the oil lines run under the car so I moved it to the left and so it
> could be hooked up with short oil lines therefore building a fuel tank for
> the right side.
>
> Originally mine had no air flow and was in a stagnate location rendering
> it fairly useless. If an oil cooler is poorly installed they get a bad
> rap.
>
> BTW the old nascar I have has a small oil cooler and it is in the rear
> floor board with long lines and a healthy reservoir. On the other side it
> also has a differential cooler with a pump on the differential.
>
> G
>
> > Mine is located in front of the Right Rear Wheel.
> >
> > Placing it up front add at least 2-3 quarts of capacity, lots more
> > opportunity for failure ( leaks, line damage, if SS Braided ( great
> > expense
> > )
> > and why do you want even hotter air cooling your radiator ( plus, if you
> > put an A/C consendor up there, not enough room for three things ).
> >
> > IMHO it is the radiant heat loss from going through the cooler as much as
> > any great amount of air flow through the cooler.
> >
> > You'll also need a seriously Heavy Duty oil pump to make the 20 foot
> round
> > trip plus a trip through the filter.
> >
> > My old 911 SC had a frontmounted oil cooler, but it was designed that way
> > (
> > and no radiator   ;-)   .  Cobra Kits sometimes have them ( to look cool
> > more than to function )
> > but the engine is 2 feet away.
> >
> >
> > Michael Shortt
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On Tue, Sep 18, 2012 at 1:41 PM, J B Reardon <jbreardon at yahoo.com>
> wrote:
> >
> >> I went to a swap meet and found what I hope to be engine oil cooler.
> >> This
> >> small brass radiator is 3”w x 13”x 6”h. This is a high quality piece as
> >> it
> >> was built for a military application with –10 AN to 1/2 “  fittings. I
> >> was
> >> thinking of mounting it behind the radiator. Is this too far away from
> >> the
> >> engine? What size line should I use so I will not lose pressure? Would
> >> volume be a factor to consider?   If mounting the oil cooler in the
> >> front
> >> would cause problems what would be the best location?
> >>
> >> Jim Reardon
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