Re: Through thick and thin

[sq66@dnc.net (Ray Peterson)]

Phil, You might want to try this as a first step----

1) Loosen the two bolts that hold the cooler on (if the nuts are on
top). Leave the nuts on the bolts by about 4 threads.

2) Take off the nut on the case stud that holds the cooler down.

3) With some type of pry bar, GENTLY pry up on the cooler just enough to
lift it up.

4) With your fingers, allen wrench, wire, whatever, push or pull the old
seals out.

5) (Tricky part) Now push the new correct seals into place. they kind of
pop into place since both cooler and case have recesses.

6) Tighten it all up.

I admit it is a somewhat cheesy operation, but when you have spent two
days working on the car and have evidence that you used the wrong seals
(i.e. volumous oil leak), not to mention it being 8:30 on a Saturday
night with no time on Sunday, It just might work! Matter of fact it did
work for me.  ;-)

Ray

'66 SQ

DILLARDP@edu-suu-lifac.li.suu.edu wrote:

> Okay, so I put on the fat gaskets instead of the skinny gaskets under
> the
> oil cooler on my '71 square. Bummer!
>
> It just occurred to me to wonder (I haven't tried this before):  Can a
> person
> remove the oil cooler with the engine still in the car?  In other
> words, can
> you get to and remove all those fun little tin screws so you can
> remove the
> tin and get to the cooler?
>
> Sure would be dropping the engine.
>
> Phil
> dillard@suu.edu