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Post by bigfuninc on Mar 25, 2013 7:09:06 GMT -5
What remote oil cooler are you using and where did you mount it?I 'm thinking mounting mine under-side of the rear seat.Your thoughts?
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Post by jspbtown on Mar 25, 2013 8:22:56 GMT -5
If you have a stock engine you don't need one.
if you have a higher performance engine I would mount it where you have at least some airflow and where it can be easily reached and seen so it can be inspected for leaks..
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Post by bigfuninc on Mar 26, 2013 9:52:03 GMT -5
Thanks.I'm running a 1641,The oil cooler came with the car.looking around I did not see many mounted into Bradley's
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Post by jspbtown on Mar 26, 2013 10:45:37 GMT -5
A stock dog house is your best bet. Easy to hook up, effective, and proven.
That being said you need to find a spot that allows for good airflow. I doubt the underside of the seat would allow that.
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Post by bigfuninc on Mar 27, 2013 8:22:03 GMT -5
Thanks.I believe you are right.
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Post by Roodog on Mar 27, 2013 17:03:21 GMT -5
What I would do with it is get a block that goes under the oil cooler that lets you keep the stock cooler and has two ports off of it to run the remote cooler and build a heater box for it with a shut off valve to heat the car. I have seen a couple of people do it and it looks like it works pretty well.
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Post by jspbtown on Mar 27, 2013 19:36:40 GMT -5
I have never seen such a block that goes under the stock cooler.
Do you have a link to one?
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Post by Dan MacMillan on Mar 29, 2013 5:45:14 GMT -5
No need for one on your engine. Use the stock cooler. Stock doghouse shroud. Make sure the thermostat and deflector doors are working. Install ALL cooling tins and most important to seal the hot side from the cold side. Just like in a Beetle. If you insist on using ghe cooler do not mount it in front of the cooling fan.
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Post by bigfuninc on Mar 29, 2013 9:42:28 GMT -5
Thanks for the info.i have a place it would fit,I can build a mount that will allow air flow.not sure if I will use it.On the buggies I have built it was standard equipment.
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Post by Roodog on Apr 1, 2013 16:35:39 GMT -5
It is part number 1790 at cb performance. I used it on mine with the cooler and small bildge boat fan. I built a box for the cooler to sit in and a ball valve to controL the oil flow aka heat. In the summer I just turn it all the way off and the dog house fan still cools the engine just like normal. It worked great for me. I live in Colorado and it gets pretty chilly but you don't want to over cool the engine. I personally didn't have any trouble with that though. www.cbperformance.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=1790 |
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Post by jspbtown on Apr 1, 2013 20:33:36 GMT -5
I never saw one before. Interesting. It says it doesn't work with the dog house coolers though.
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Post by Roodog on Apr 2, 2013 16:21:52 GMT -5
The oil cooler that I have is the old style cooler not the exturnal dog house type. I cut the back of my fan shroud and boxed it out right behind the oil cooler and built a little box so the air will circulate around the cooler and get to the piston jugs. But that oil off shoot block has worked wonders in the winter. I used one on an old 60s bug that I had to help with heating the car and cooling it when I took it to Calley going threw Needles.
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Post by Roodog on Nov 14, 2013 21:23:27 GMT -5
www.chadsbradley.co.nrI have been looking for a way to direct the heat off of my oil cooler that I have into the car. Nostalgic a/c parts has a cool product that I got for my Bradley. I am going to mount it under the back of my car where the hoses go in the car down the sides. You can mount this on any flat surface of the car. I built a box for the old one that I have but it just uses the dog house fan to blow the heat into the car. This comes with a three stage fan to force the air into the car. It also has a tee to divert the heat from the floor to the dash or vicevirse.http://nostalgicac.com/complete-ac-kits/heater-kits/heater-defrost-system.html 
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Post by mj on Nov 15, 2013 13:15:11 GMT -5
To use an additional oil cooler properly, you should have your engine converted to a full-flow oil system. I use a Setrab cooler with an electric fan that is thermostatically controlled. However, mine is a 2165cc engine. If you restore all the tin, the flaps and thermostat and separate the top from the bottom, you won't need the cooler. www.digoliardi.net/brad/brad_tin.jpg |
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Post by Dan MacMillan on Nov 16, 2013 10:24:09 GMT -5
The oil cooler that I have is the old style cooler not the exturnal dog house type. I cut the back of my fan shroud and boxed it out right behind the oil cooler and built a little box so the air will circulate around the cooler and get to the piston jugs. But that oil off shoot block has worked wonders in the winter. I used one on an old 60s bug that I had to help with heating the car and cooling it when I took it to Calley going threw Needles. Sounds like you may have done more harm than good. Can you post a pic of it. |
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Post by Roodog on Nov 18, 2013 17:17:16 GMT -5
www.chadsbradley.co.nrCan't really post a pic of the back of the fan shroud it's in the car. But basically I cut the back of the shroud right at the oil cooler and opened it up than built a little cover out of tin and placed it over the hole so the oil cooler doesn't block all of the air going to the pistons. I used tar tape to seal it up good and riveted it on. I use the exturnal oil cooler to get a little heat in the car on frigid days and to cool it off in the hot summer days. I got this blower setup to push the heat around a little better than the the boat blower i have now. Im going to set it up so in the winter I can blow it in the car and in the summer I can use the Y with the valve in it to direct the air out a hose out of the car. I think it will work maybe. I have never had a real overheating issue but I like to be able to direct it where I need it.
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Post by centralvalleygter on Dec 5, 2013 15:24:09 GMT -5
I used the oil cooler to heat my Baja bug. I put the cooler in a box I built under the rear seat area. I used two squire-cage fans to pull the air across the cooler & push it to the front of the cab. I had baffles to redirect the hot air outside during the summer months. The multi-pass type coolers did not work well but the ones built like a water radiator worked quite well. I had to use a remote oil cooler because my slanted shroud did not allow the use of the stock one. It worked as a heater and I never had overheating problems with the engine (even in California 110 degree heat).
I am using the same engine (with the same shroud) on my Bradley, but with the stock heating system and a 9 pass cooler that has a fan with a thermostat switch on it, which draws down. It is mounted under the rear seat on the driver's side. The fan almost never turns on and I have not had any overheating problems, even at 70mph in 110 degrees.
Best Regards,
Steven
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