Here is the cooler used on my Type IV KR-1. Was always hot before this mod. Never a problem afterward even on 100+ degree days.
Steve Glover Sent from my iPhone -------------- next part -------------- On May 31, 2013, at 10:20, J M <gmisystems at cox.net> wrote: > > On May 31, 2013, at 9:00 AM, krnet-request at list.krnet.org wrote: > >> Does anyone have any info on cooling >> the VW oil sump? _________________ > > > I have seen special enlarged and fined oil sumps for additional oil cooling > for VW engines in shops that specialize in equipment for Dune Buggies. > Probably their products are available on-line. Have no idea whether they help > or not. I had a type 4 engine that ran high oil temps on hot days here in > Southern AZ and the my cure was a second oil cooler. The additional capacity > of the enlarged sump appealed to me that the same bit of oil had additional > "wait" time before it was circulated into the heat source of the engine > again. The extra sump wouldn't fit the Type 4 engine so I was not able to > try it with off the shelf parts. I did consider building an additional oil > tank that would hold maybe another 5 quarts and perhaps help with my cooling > problems. The second oil cooler was simpler and worked well. > > John Milland > _______________________________________________ > Search the KRnet Archives at http://tugantek.com/archmailv2-kr/search. > To UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to KRnet-leave at list.krnet.org > please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html > see http://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet_list.krnet.org to change > options
