Re: Oil cooler fit & cleaning

["Matt Liggett" <mliggett-receive-spridgets@elise.kiva.net>]

Mike Gigante wrote:
> 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...

My point exactly.  Compare the price of a new oil cooler to the price of
your most recent rebuild.  I suppose one could plumb a filter downstream
of an unknown oil cooler, but that work could be as costly as a new
cooler.
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<mml@pobox.com>                                              Matt Liggett
                                  '60 Mini, '70 Midget, '89 SAAB 900t SPG