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>>From: HANSCHNEIR@aol.com > >>My 66' has had a problem with the gaskets that go between the oil cooler and >>the engine case getting hard, then failing in a spectacular manner that >>leaves oil all over the engine compartment. When I pull the oil cooler off, >>the gasket that fails is as hard as a rock and fails because it cracks. It >>only seems to happen to one of them. I have not kept track to see if it the >>same gasket failing each time. The gasket I use is the thickest, donut-shaped >>ones from the gasket kit for engine rebuilds. >> Don't crank the bolts/nuts down as far as you can. When you crush the seals you end up shrinking the size of the hole for the oil to go through. Then you have an overheating problem and overheating causes gaskets to get brittle. Larry ---Larry Edson, Editor Karmann Ghia Club of North America Campbell, CA '65 Type 345 (electric sunroof) '66 Type 343 '67 Bug (sunroof) '49 Ford pickup