The problem is that if you use a second hand cooler of unknown history,
nasty bits still in the tiny passages of the cooler can make their way out
and straight into critical parts of your engine. They may later be trapped
in the filter but it is probably too late...
Mike
-----Original Message-----
From: CONAN@RALVM8.VNET.IBM.COM <CONAN@RALVM8.VNET.IBM.COM>
To: spridgets@autox.team.net <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Date: Friday, May 01, 1998 1:32 PM
Subject: re: Oil cooler fit & cleaning
>>>> Unfortunately, the oil cooler is usually *after* the oil filter...
>
> I'm not sure I completely follow the problem.
> Assuming a good quality oil filter, if it's plumbed upstream of the
>cooler it should keep the ickybits from getting to the cooler in the
>first place. It it's plumbed downstream of the cooler it should keep
>the ickybits from getting from the cooler back to the engine.
> Just do a thorough job of flushing the cooler in both directions and,
>if it's a second-hand cooler you don't know the history of, be sure -you-
>plumb a good filter downstream of it.
> Ed ??
>
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