[Vwdiesel] Ways of cooling an AAZ

[Pablo Moretti]

Yep, that one, the one that lets water refrigerate oil is the one that´s
installed, but with a U tube anulating it, I supose that´s because the
previous owner do not wanted to deal with that. I´ll connect it soon.

Thanks Sandy.

On Fri, Sep 24, 2010 at 8:13 PM, Sandy Cameron <scameron at storm.ca> wrote:

> At 09:33 AM 9/24/2010 -0700, you wrote:
> >No, that lets the OIL out and sends it to the oil cooler and back again.
>
> At FULL OIL PUMP PRESSURE!  No hoses allowed here, unless rated for 200
> psi.
> (start-up pulse in cold weather) and full operating pressure at all times.
>
> The AAZ oil filter is a full flow device, fed directly from the oil pump at
> full pump pressure.
>
> Hence the flare fittings on yours, for metal lines. Cooler would have to
> handle the pressure too.
>
> Best bet is the vw plate cooler that sandwiches between the filter and
> base,
> about 2 inches thick, which splices into the coolant hoses, standard
> equipment on AAZ engines.
> Perhaps it is still there, an aluminum box about 4" square, sandwiched
> between the filter and base, and with hose connections to nearby main
> coolant hoses, close to the water pump.
>
> Of course, if your rad is too small, or fan not working, this will not
> prevent coolant from overheating.
>
> Most likely, in this transplant case, the rad is inadequate (or faulty).
> Do not discount the possibility that the diverter partition inside the rad
> has failed.
>
> Sandy
>
> _______________________________________________
> Vwdiesel mailing list
> Vwdiesel at vwfans.com
> http://www.audifans.com/mailman/listinfo/vwdiesel
>