Re: [VintageLambo] burst oil cooler pipe

Jack the 350-400 GT cars had an oil cooler, BUT they ALSO have a very small pan.The Espada, Jarama cars have no oil cooler, BUT they have a HUGE pan. The bottom of the pan on the Espada, Jarama cars has about twice the cooling area as does the 350-400 car. Chad Bolles 803 798 3044 FAX 803 798 4512 --- Jack Riddell wrote: > Hi John, > > You make a valid observation. During the periods > when I was waiting for > my radiator "genius" in Santa Barbara to fabricate a > new oil cooler, I > ran a bypass hose across the front of the car in its > place. I drove to > and from work (50 mile round trip) several times and > noticed the oil > temperature did rise, but not to a point where I > considered it a > problem. As far as I know, only the early cars had > the cooler; i.e., the > 350, 400, and Islero. I am not sure the Jaramas even > had an oil cooler > (please correct me if I"m wrong) and I don"t know of > any Espada so > equipped.Obviously, there is an advantage to > cooling the oil as well > as the engine coolant. I have noticed on very hot > days (the August drive > to Monterey for example, when the temperature > reaches the high 90"s), > the oil cooler makes a big difference as long as you > are making speed. > As soon as you get caught in slow or stopped traffic > where you lose the > airflow over the oil cooler, the engine temperature > soars to 100+ in a > hurry. > > Maybe some of our engineers will weigh in on this. > > Best Regards, > > Jack > __________________