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Oil Cooler
Hey there everybody - Happy Spring!!
I'm having my engine rebuilt as we speak (1970 Resorter / Ford 427). The oil cooler... 18" brass thingy with four plugs (engine oil and transmission oil). Do these things ever go bad? I'm afraid that if there's a leak in the heat exchange, I'll be throwing water into the oil. Does it make sense to replace one that's 30+ years old during the rebuild process? I hate to spend the money ($200-300), but then again I'm already dishing out a lot for the engine, so I'd hate to cut corners if it might bite me. Paranoid - Doug |
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Why not have it pressure tested?
"Douglas St. Clair" wrote in message ... Hey there everybody - Happy Spring!! I'm having my engine rebuilt as we speak (1970 Resorter / Ford 427). The oil cooler... 18" brass thingy with four plugs (engine oil and transmission oil). Do these things ever go bad? I'm afraid that if there's a leak in the heat exchange, I'll be throwing water into the oil. Does it make sense to replace one that's 30+ years old during the rebuild process? I hate to spend the money ($200-300), but then again I'm already dishing out a lot for the engine, so I'd hate to cut corners if it might bite me. Paranoid - Doug |
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Well, that makes sense (duh on my part). Any idea what kind of shop I could
take it to for a pressure test? Thanks! "Woodchuck" wrote in message .. . Why not have it pressure tested? "Douglas St. Clair" wrote in message ... Hey there everybody - Happy Spring!! I'm having my engine rebuilt as we speak (1970 Resorter / Ford 427). The oil cooler... 18" brass thingy with four plugs (engine oil and transmission oil). Do these things ever go bad? I'm afraid that if there's a leak in the heat exchange, I'll be throwing water into the oil. Does it make sense to replace one that's 30+ years old during the rebuild process? I hate to spend the money ($200-300), but then again I'm already dishing out a lot for the engine, so I'd hate to cut corners if it might bite me. Paranoid - Doug |
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