DeTomaso Mailing List: June 2001, Message #59

Fred

I may be missing something here; but, it seems to me that there would be no
need for a heat exchanger either.  Perhaps a mini modified radiator that the
coolant flows through and fits in the pan submerged in oil is all that is
necessary.  It could serve double duty as an oil baffle and crank wiper.

JT
----- Original Message -----
From: "F. & D. Terry" <gt5s@erols.com>
To: "Multiple recipients of list" <detomaso@realbig.com>
Sent: Saturday, June 02, 2001 11:44 AM
Subject: Re: Race & oil coolers


> Kirby and the List,
>
> By placing an exchanger in the pan there would be no need for oil lines
> and there would be no drop in oil pressure. I may try it.
>
> Fred T.
>
> Kirby Schrader wrote:
> >
> SNIP............
> > I like your idea, Fred. It would surely make a cleaner installation
> > and reduce the length of the oil hoses.
> >
> > By the way, when the thermostat in the adapter opens up, I see about
> > a 4-5psi drop in my oil pressure. It used to run at 70psi when hot.
> > Now it runs at around 65psi.
> >
> > FWIW,
> >
> > Kirby
> >
> > At 9:01 -0400 2/6/01, F. & D. Terry wrote:
> > >To the List,
> > >
> > >As another way to utilize the oil pan for oil cooling, does it sound
> > >reasonable to install a heat exchanger of some type in the pan? The
> > >Fluidyne oil to water cooler appears to be quite compact and if the
area
> > >devoted to oil was removed it seems the portion remaining for water
> > >would not be that large.
> > >
> > >I'm not suggesting the disassembly of a Fluidyne oil cooler but instead
> > >constructing a heat exchanger in an enlarged oil pan. The Pantera
> > >coolant pipes are located so their connection to the pan's exchanger
> > >would be easy.
> > >
> > >If there is a concern with a failure of the exchanger, how does
Fluidyne
> > >cope with this possibility? If anyone thinks this is worth pursuing, I
> > >have a spare engine with a pan I could try modifying.
> > >
> > >       Fred T.
> >
> > --
> >
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> >
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