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MICKEY Jul 30, 2007 09:55 PM

Oil cooler?
 
Could i take the two water supply lines that go to the oil cooler THAT ARE CAPED OFF NOW and run them to a sep. radiator, I have a heat exchanger/ rad that is 27"x12"XI" with 1/2 npt fittings on it.
Trying to get the car to run cooler.
p.s. 94 camaro s-400-88 turbo...
thanks....

shoebox Jul 30, 2007 09:58 PM

I don't see why you could not try it.

red1997blazer Jul 30, 2007 10:00 PM

sure you could. but, if you hook them both up to a radiator you'll have no flow going through it.

MICKEY Jul 30, 2007 10:00 PM

IS the pres. on the pump side or rad. side?

MICKEY Jul 30, 2007 10:02 PM

how would i need to do it , How dose it flow with the cooler installed then?

red1997blazer Jul 30, 2007 10:08 PM

good question. I don't know for sure. I assume it would be the pump. Look at an exploded view of the pump to tell you for sure.

JP95ZM6 Jul 30, 2007 10:33 PM

You could plumb the second radiator in series, between the pump and the cooler, and that would give your oil cooler colder coolant. Thus lowering your oil temperature. But, if you put the extra radiator in front of the existing one, your coolant temp may actually increase due to the extra air resistance, and the extra heat you are putting into the air & coolant from the oil. Plus, you don't want to overcool the oil, it needs to get hot enough to drive moisture out. However, if you put the extra radiator downstream from the oil cooler, you won't affect oil temperatures much, but you will add capacity to the coolant cooling system. If you want to try this, that's the configuration I recommend.

MICKEY Jul 31, 2007 04:06 PM

Im not using the oil cooler any more, just looking to cool the water a little better.


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