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Originally Posted by rodneym
Chas, If I remove and cap the cooler...I have the opposite problem...not good for Summer.
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I didn't mean to remove the cooler. Leave it in place, undo the fittings and (using AN caps on all 4, 2 male, 2 female)
cap them and zip them aside. You get a little
oil mess when you open the system but catch it in a small can.
For the summer, leave connected and risk slightly cool highway. For the 50 -60 degree range, disconnect and run with the cooler off-line.
You'd rather run 240 or so
oil in stop and go for a brief season than 160. That'll never hurt your motor and probably not the P-fans.
A bud ran a near 600HP Windsor with the cooler thus disconnected and saw 180-190
oil in 50 ambient.
Remember, the lines themselves act as a heat sink (removing temp) and the surface of your Aviad or my Canton RR pans pull heat out of the oil when moving.
And honestly, if an insulated hunk of ally didn't stop heat loss, duct tape, plexi or nothing else did. I tried the kitchen sink.
Blocking the wind gives the impression that it prevents cooling. But just pumping the oil through the lines a round-trip distance of some 6 feet, to a point at the coldest part of the car (the lower nose) sheds heat along with the pan surfaces.
Don't take my word. Try all the above remedies to satisfy yourself.
