RE: Factory Oil Cooler removal Q's...

["Patrick Bureau" <pbureau@home.com>]

Well I don't know where you got your hoses, but I just did the hose
change over, and the hoses are available from the dealer. mine were
rotten and leaking (as well as the oil cooler rubber seal) once I
changed those things, it runs just fine now
and 10' cooler on the oil.

Patrick

2 cents worth....

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> [mailto:owner-scirocco-l@scirocco.org]On Behalf Of John Erickson
> Sent: Monday, October 22, 2001 6:43 PM
> To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> Subject: RE: Factory Oil Cooler removal Q's...
>
>
> I know that at least one of the coolant hoses is no
> longer available.  The
> solution is the 8v hose and a real oil cooler.
> Potterman has all the answers.
>
> John
> 87 16v
>
>
> At 11:26 AM 10/22/2001 -0700, Fry, Larry wrote:
> >Ron-  I'm curious; what are the reasons for removing
> the factory oil cooler?
> >
> >Larry  sandiego16V
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: Cheapass Ron [mailto:rapieper@yahoo.com]
> >Sent: Monday, October 22, 2001 10:02 AM
> >To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> >Subject: Factory Oil Cooler removal Q's...
> >
> >
> >I spotted a coolant leak under Victor's hood recently,
> it is from one
> >of the hoses that has a branch going to the factory
> oil/coolant heat
> >exchanger.  Perfect time to un-plumb that beast, I
> think.  So...is it
> >just a matter of getting the 8V hoses and removing the
> sandwich adapter
> >(which requires a shorter threaded pipe to mount the
> filter, right?)?
> >
> >Also, for youse with no oil cooler, what is your
> fully-warmed-up oil
> >temp?  If you could give me an idea of around-town
> driving vs. after
> >heavy driving, I'd appreciate it.  FWIW my car now gets
> to about 105C
> >and won't go above that unless I'm running it *very* hard.
> >
> >Thanks doods (and doodettes),
> >
> >=====
> >Ron (Cheapass)
> >'87 16V, ("Victor"), '93 Cabby ("Teufelhasen")
> >ICQ 108845455
> >
> >Stupid is as stupid does.
> >-F. Gump
> >
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