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DLK550 Samba Member
Joined: January 21, 2006 Posts: 23 Location: Baltimore, MD
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Posted: Fri Jan 23, 2009 4:19 pm Post subject: Oil Cooler |
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Is it possible to install a '71 and later offset oil cooler on a 36hp with modifications to the rear of the fan housing?
Thanks!
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baked beetle Samba Member
Joined: September 23, 2006 Posts: 1162 Location: Alberta, Canada
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Posted: Fri Jan 23, 2009 4:26 pm Post subject: |
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no I do not think you can. it would sit outside of the 36hp shroud and you would have to hack the bottom left side to clear the cooler mount. |
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Braukuche Samba Member
Joined: September 03, 2004 Posts: 10968
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Posted: Fri Jan 23, 2009 4:56 pm Post subject: |
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baked beetle wrote: |
no I do not think you can. it would sit outside of the 36hp shroud and you would have to hack the bottom left side to clear the cooler mount. |
Plus it would be too wide.
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gimmesomeshelter Samba Member
Joined: May 08, 2004 Posts: 1468 Location: San Carlos, CA
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Posted: Fri Jan 23, 2009 5:28 pm Post subject: |
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Hello-
You have a couple of other options. You could purchase a used late model 356 aluminum cooler on eBay, or one of the new super duper light weight coolers from NLA Parts. The used cooler will be much less expensive ($50 vs. $400) , but the one from NLA will be much lighter, and therefore much less likely to crack your block.
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the.fordhams Samba Member
Joined: February 11, 2004 Posts: 471 Location: Charlotte, NC
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Posted: Sat Jan 24, 2009 5:54 am Post subject: |
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Or get one of those Okrasa repro oil cooler line kits - pics are here on the Judson UK forum, its basically a copper oil line that attaches to the feed or return line on a bypass filter, it then routes over the top of the shroud to use the air entering the fan to cool the oil lines. Nice quality. _________________ 63 OG Turkis Bug project
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John Moxon Samba Moderator
Joined: March 07, 2004 Posts: 13943 Location: Southampton U.K.
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Vintage oval Samba Member
Joined: September 13, 2004 Posts: 25 Location: Colorado
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Posted: Sun Jan 25, 2009 7:07 pm Post subject: |
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You must be running hot. There are a couple of ways to cool down the motor. One way is to remove the gravel screen on the stock oil cooler. This will allow more air to pass through the oil cooler. The other option is to replace your deck lid with a convertible deck lid. I did both of these and my 1300cc Okrasa runs 10 to 15 degrees cooler. |
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Bashr52 Samba Member
Joined: July 16, 2006 Posts: 5666 Location: On an island in VA
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Posted: Mon Jan 26, 2009 2:15 pm Post subject: |
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Or you could just buy one of the aftermarket 36horse style shrouds with the doghouse provisions. I believe in Jake Rabys testing he found they werent as bad as some of the other aftermarket shrouds out there. You would have to modify it to accept the flaps and stuff though.... |
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Jacks Samba Member
Joined: July 15, 2006 Posts: 2344 Location: San Clemente, Ca.
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Posted: Tue Jan 27, 2009 10:28 pm Post subject: |
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"aftermarket 36hp style shrouds" do not fit on 36hp engines. They actually are aftermarket early 40hp 'non fresh air heater' shrouds. Try to put one on. |
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