I have a 75 with NO oil cooler, like everything elese there are slight
variations in each year. By the way the 75 has no front sway bar either.
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> From: BMC <bmc@syspac.com>
> To: Dan Ray <danray@bluegrass.net>; mgs@autox.team.net; John Steczkowski
<stecz@pswtech.com>
> Subject: Re: Location of oil cooler on MGB
> Date: May 20, 1998 5:59 AM
>
> Get down on your knees knave! (always wanted to have something to use
that
> phrase with, employees I dont think would find the humour in it) Look
below
> bumper and you will see the location of the two vents for the oil coolers
> air intake. Looking up from behind the valance you will see two large
holes
> for the hoses to fit to and four holes for the oil cooler to bolt up to.
> Good hunting.
>
> Regards,
>
> Jon Nyhus
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dan Ray <danray@bluegrass.net>
> To: mgs@autox.team.net <mgs@autox.team.net>; John Steczkowski
> <stecz@pswtech.com>
> Date: Tuesday, May 19, 1998 3:56 PM
> Subject: Location of oil cooler on MGB
>
>
> >John:
> >I went to eyeball my '73 to make sure. The cooler is mounted about 6
inches
> >forward and center of the radiator, with two bolts an inch apart on each
> >side. The bolts go directly into the "cowling".
> >It may be possible that some DPO covered over those four holes with
bondo
> or
> >solder!
> >Or...is it possible that the '75's cooler was located elsewhere due to
the
> >Rubber Bumper???
> >Dan
> >'73 B
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: John Steczkowski <stecz@pswtech.com>
> >To: Dan Ray <danray@bluegrass.net>
> >Date: Tuesday, May 19, 1998 11:50 AM
> >Subject: RE: oil cooler on MGB
> >
> >
> >>> -----Original Message-----
> >>> From: Dan Ray [mailto:danray@bluegrass.net]
> >>> Sent: Tuesday, May 19, 1998 12:46 PM
> >>> To: John Steczkowski
> >>> Subject: Re: oil cooler on MGB
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> The cooler goes center, behind the grill, closer to the grill than
the
> >>> radiator, and probably right where you noticed those captive nuts,
since
> >>> your car DID have a cooler at one time.
> >>
> >>The captive nuts I saw are nearly horizontal, such that there would
need
> to
> >>be some L-brackets to hold the cooler, are there other nuts I didn't
see.
> >>
> >>There is evidence that late model cars didn't have an oil coolers, and
> mine
> >>inparticular appears to have never had a cooler. I have plugs in the
holes
> >>through the radiator bulkhead for the oil lines, the one oil line from
the
> >>filter to the block looks original and the captive nuts have never had
> >>anything screwed into them (assuming I'm looking at the correct ones).
> >>>
> >>> Dan
> >>> '73 B
> >>> -----Original Message-----
> >>> From: John Steczkowski <stecz@pswtech.com>
> >>> To: MG Mailing List <mgs@autox.team.net>
> >>> Date: Tuesday, May 19, 1998 11:26 AM
> >>> Subject: oil cooler on MGB
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> >My '75 doesn't have an oil cooler, so, since it's going to be in the
> >high
> >>> >90s soon, I figure I better install one. I want to do a factory
install
> >>> with
> >>> >a couple of exceptions, I want a bigger cooler and I'll probably
> >>> use an oil
> >>> >thermostat. The question is, where does the factory cooler
> >>> mount, I assumed
> >>> >it was directly in front of the radiator, but there aren't any
> >attachment
> >>> >points (no captive nuts as I thought there should be), however on
the
> >>> >cowling right behind the bumper there are some captive nuts, but I
> don't
> >>> see
> >>> >how an oil cooler would attach.
> >>> >
> >>> >
> >>> >
> >>> >----
> >>> >John Steczkowski
> >>> >Director, Business Systems Solutions, Central & West
> >>> >PSW Technologies, Inc.
> >>> >512-343-6666
> >>> >stecz@pswtech.com
> >>> >http://www.pswtech.com/~stecz
> >>> >http://www.pswtech.com
> >>> >
> >>>
> >>>
> >>
> >
> >
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