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oil cooler question
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Sun Feb 21, 2016 4:03 pmby Johns
Hi everyone, I need to change the oil cooler on the Aerovee. I did not put the original one on, so is there a recommended one or do I just go to the parts store?
John
Re: oil cooler question
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Sun Feb 21, 2016 4:09 pmby gammaxy
Is there anything wrong with the current one? Just curious.
If you haven't already, download a copy of the Aerovee manual:
http://www.aeroconversions.com/support/ ... Manual.pdfThe manual specifies:
Bottom mount:Oil Cooler (Jeg's P/N 130-70265)
Top mount:Oil Cooler for 1971 or later T1 or T2 VW engine (such as CB Performance part number 1727)
oil cooler question
Posted:
Sun Feb 21, 2016 4:47 pmby Sonex1517
If you need a bottom mount oil cooler drop me a PM. I have one in the box, never opened.
Robbie Culver
Sonex 1517
Chicagoland
N1517S
Re: oil cooler question
Posted:
Sun Feb 21, 2016 7:45 pmby Johns
Chris I discovered a leak in the current one.
Robbie, PM sent.
John
Re: oil cooler question
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Wed Dec 07, 2016 12:17 amby kevinh
Hi ya'll,
I'll be working on this in the next few months (woot!). Is the sonex recommendation of "CB Performance part number 1727" what pretty much everyone is using for the top oil cooler? I assume yes, but before firing off an order I thought I'd check.
Re: oil cooler question
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Wed Dec 07, 2016 1:11 amby wlarson861
That's the one I used. Cools as well or better than the bottom mount I had before.
Re: oil cooler question
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Wed Dec 07, 2016 8:03 amby Bryan Cotton
Kevin,
That is what we bolted on last Thursday.
Re: oil cooler question
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Wed Dec 07, 2016 11:29 amby kevinh
thanks!
Re: oil cooler question
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Wed Dec 07, 2016 2:17 pmby vwglenn
It's been my experience that the seals will leak before the oil cooler does on the cars. Get good German (OE quality) seals.
Re: oil cooler question
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Wed Dec 07, 2016 3:31 pmby sonexsteve
To expand a little on mounting the top mount oil cooler.....the little rubber seals I received with my AeroVee kit are quite thick, with an approx. 1/8" wider middle 'ring' around the circumference. I've yet to try bolting down the cooler with these seals but it looks like they would make the cooler body sit proud of the cooler adaptor plate? Have I missed something here, or is that how they should be?
Thanks in anticipation
Steve Moody
Leamington Spa, England.
Sonex #1383, AeroVee #0847.