06-15-2023, 07:07 PM
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Location: Adelaide,
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Cobra Make, Engine: AP 289FIA 'English' spec.
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Originally Posted by scootter
My hoses run up into the compartment maybe 5" or 6" and are not connected to anything. Just for looks.
514 on the hottest day and oil temps are always good.
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If you're adding a cooler for looks, then do what scooter described.
When you add all of the hosing required and the cooler and the thermostat, you are adding a lot of joints/connections that you need to be perfect (and remain perfect over time). If they are not, you could have a blow-off and loose your oil (and your engine).
A short story... a friend lovingly and meticulously built a replica of a 1959 Le Mans Triumph TR3S. The race cars had an oil cooler, so he added an oil cooler to his car.
He was returning home from an interstate trip, and one of the hoses blew off, and he narrowly avoided a totally stuffed engine.
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