Re: another cooling tin question

[sq66@dnc.net (Ray Peterson)]

Hey all,

For what it is worth, When I rebuilt my motor for my '66, there was a
piece of tin that went under the cooler (between the cooler and
cylinders). By the shape of it though, I can't think of how it would
effect the cooling, it acted more like a washer for the two cooler
bolts. It was a bugger because if you forgot it, you had to pull the
cylinders to get the bolts through the engine block bracket from the
underside. Now guess how I found this out?  :-)

Ray Peterson
'66 Square


Melissa & Jim wrote:

> On  9 Jul 97, Carlson Bryan J wrote:
>
> >
> > Sorry about this folks, but I have another question regarding
> > cooling tin. Upon installing my oil cooler, I realized that there
> > should be a piece of tin between the cooler and cylinders 3 and 4.
> > This is obviously one of the infamous oversights in the Tom Wilson
> > book, as this piece is mentioned in the Muir book.  The problem is
> > that my engine was lacking this piece when I purchased it.
>
> There is no piece of sheet tin that fits under the oil cooler and
> over cyls 3 & 4 on a type III engine.
>
> Jim
>
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