--- "Biedermann, Frank (SSABSA)" <frank@ssabsa.sa.gov.au> wrote:
>
> Dear All,
>
> While there is thread on oil coolers and people
> have their thinking hats on, can anyone tell me
> the internal differences between a "stand-alone"
> spin on adapter, and the type designed to be
> used with an oil cooler? I presume there must be
> some difference apart from the external fittings
> as some oil needs to be diverted to the oil
> cooler when the oil is hot, but not all as when
> the oil thermostat is closed oil has to bypass the
> cooler... Or is it the case that the oil thermostat
> does all that - is it connected to both the in and
> out hoses on the cooler and functions as a bypass
> when the oil is cold, or just one hose and blocks
> all oil flow? Does that make sense?
Hi Frank,
I can tell you what is on my TR4A - the oil thermostat handles the bypass when
it's closed. Most other installations I've seen do not include a thermostat -
thereby would always pass the oil through the cooler no matter the tempurature.
Hope that helps!
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Raymond L. Hatfield
'65 TR4A IRS, O/D, SAH Tuned
Little Rock, AR
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