Yep, you should be able to use the sandwich plate, just clean it really well...
--- Chad Rebuck <[email protected]> wrote: > guess I should get a new core since there could be > metal from a blown engine > in there. The sandwich plate should be easy to make > sure its thoroughly > clean though, right? Isn't the thermostat able to > be removed from the > plate? > > On 9/1/07, DocWyte <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > I had the volvo plate, but never installed it. > Sold > > it awhile back. Oil cooler stuff is pretty > critical, > > I wouldn't buy used. You don't know what happened > to > > the previous motor and whats in the core... > > > > I was seeing 220-230 oil temps regularly with my > stock > > 16v... > > > > > > --- Chad Rebuck <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Anyone use a volvo thermostatic sandwich plate > when > > > adding an external oil > > > cooler to their 16v? I'd like to get one of > these > > > with a volvo cooler. > > > > > > I've got the turbo on the car finally... running > > > only 6 psi and it is just > > > fast and very smooth. Oil temps are much higher > > > (about 220 - 230 normal > > > driving - barely in boost) so I need to get a > cooler > > > on there before I take > > > it to the track. > > > > > > I don't have the final pics in this vwvortex > post > > > yet but all the progress > > > step by step stuff is there > > > > > > http://forums.vwvortex.com/zerothread?id=3278010 > > > _______________________________________________ > > > a2-16v-list mailing list > > > [email protected] > > > > http://mail.a2-16v.com/mailman/listinfo/a2-16v-list > > > For list archives, see listinfo link above. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ > > Building a website is a piece of cake. Yahoo! > Small Business gives you all > > the tools to get online. > > http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/webhosting > > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ Looking for a deal? Find great prices on flights and hotels with Yahoo! FareChase. http://farechase.yahoo.com/
