DeTomaso Mailing List: August 97, Message #74
     



From: "Ted A. Mitchell" <tmitch@gte.net>

Subject: Re: Oil cooler in rear? (was Re: TIRE PLUGGING / PATCHING / NEW TIRE.)

Date: Sat, 2 Aug 1997 10:55:14 -0700



I posted the fact that I did run an oil cooler at the back, although still

with the A/C condenser still in place.  Even though I spaced them 1/2

apart, the oil cooler killed the A/C.  The oil cooler worked great though.



The air naturally flows from the outside in, even with the fan off.  Weird,

huh, but I checked it out with the old yarn trick.  I hung yarn from the

rear bumper, and had someone follow me.  At about 35 mph, the yarn sucked

into the grill.



Ted (Vader) Mitchell

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> From: Andy Poling <andy@realbig.com>

> To: Pantera List <DeTomaso@wgate.com>

> Subject: Oil cooler in rear? (was Re: TIRE PLUGGING / PATCHING / NEW

TIRE.)

> Date: Friday, August 01, 1997 8:09 PM

> 

> On Fri, 1 Aug 1997 MikeLDrew@aol.com wrote:

> > The front trunk was around

> > 120 degrees, while the rear was closer to *180 degrees*.  The excessive

heat

> > in the rear causes internal pressure to build to dangerous levels, at

which

> > point the inflaters blow up.  

> 

> This reminds me that another trick Jerry had on his car was an oil cooler

in

> place of the AC condenser.  Has anyone else ever done this?  An oil

cooler

> seems like a good thing, given the heat in the engine compartment.

> 

> I've seen Hall's wheel well oil cooler, but that location makes me

nervous

> as it seems too easy to hole the cooler there with a stone thrown by the

> tire.

> 

> Has anyone ever checked to see if air naturally flows in or out of the AC

> condenser opening at speed if the condenser isn't there?

> 

> -Andy

> 

> 72 Pantera: wicked fast      91 Miata: easy fast      96 A4Q:

surprisingly fast

>                              84 RZ350: scary fast



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