Oil Cooler O-Rings

[gregnash]

Oil cooler is held on to its fitting with just those two giant banjo bolts in the front. Not connected to the distributor in any way.

Ok... must have been an older 2F variant that had that when I did some searching last night. So basically, I can crimp the hoses that attach to the oil cooler and then remove the oil cooler itself to minimize coolant loss.

 

[OSS]

There's motor oil being pumped through the oil cooler too. Conceivably the ports in the cooler bracket could be plugged (hmmmm) but the oil 'cooler' is also an oil warmer at startup. It's important for cold climates like Nevada in the winter as it helps the oil get up to temperature fast. Especially important for short trips.

 

[gregnash]

There's motor oil being pumped through the oil cooler too. Conceivably the ports in the cooler bracket could be plugged (hmmmm) but the oil 'cooler' is also an oil warmer at startup. It's important for cold climates like Nevada in the winter as it helps the oil get up to temperature fast. Especially important for short trips.

Ok so sounds like I need to plan this for my next oil change then. That way the system is evacuated of oil.

 

[OSS]

Drain the coolant from the radiator & block drain before removing the oil cooler. All the oil is in the pan so you don't need to wait for an oil change to remove it. When I took mine off to paint it, no oil or coolant dribbled out.

 

[gregnash]

Drain the coolant from the radiator & block drain before removing the oil cooler. All the oil is in the pan so you don't need to wait for an oil change to remove it. When I took mine off to paint it, no oil or coolant dribbled out.

Ok so basically it will be a coolant change...

 

[4Cruisers]

See my post, #7232, here What did you do with your 60 this weekend? for a radiator drain upgrade that might be worth looking into.