cooler with belly pans

I have a Westy with belly pans and want to fit a little 13 row cooler and wondered if anyone else had done this?

 

I've a feeling @Alex VW Heritage may use a aux cooler.....

 

You generally use a scoop to lift air into the cooler, so it's not hanging low!!

 

Fit it behind the belly pans, bottom of front level with underside of pans, angle slightly down at the back and it'll cool fine. Too much probably, I have mine blocked off most of the time.

It's your heads that'll get too hot if you thrash it and though the cooler will help a bit you don't want it over-cooling when you're driving normally. Even with mine blocked off the temp won't get up high enough pottering around at 50mph.

 

anyone any success/info about fittng in one of the air intakes at the back? maybe an option?

 

is that with your 'fancy dan' variable intake deflector plate mechanism?

 

Indeed it is. I'm considering getting rid of the cooler altogether.

 

Skooshy....!

 

it's for a Hardly Davidson though

 

another cheap gain....

 

I dont think you need it but i am suprised
When i go 1776 i wont be running one

 

did you read the thread about sandwich plates and stat valves the other day.....? looks like a win win for £40 odd quid

 

only putting one on because LP has said to as part of my build. I am fitting a stat before the cooler. Considered a sandwich plate but want to keep the number of hoses in the engine bay to a minimum.

 

How does that work then? Surely it'll stop the oil going round your engine altogether if Lauries full flowing it.

 

as in less than twenty....?

what motor are you fitting?

 

is this not the same principle that we were going on about the other day?

 

The stat sends the oil back the block without going through the cooler. It has 4 hose connections filter, cooler in/out and block.

 

1776 with ICH's and vintage exhaust

 

Sorry, I get it, a stat and bypass near the cooler? Good idea.

 

Oil stat has 4 connections.. to and from engine, and oil cooler feed and return... when the stat is closed, the oil is diverted back to the engine