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Re: [T3] oil cooler re use


On 15 Mar 2001, at 11:11, Eduardo Godoy wrote:

> I'm rebuilding my SB 1600 after it dropped a valve and
> chewed up #3 piston last year.  The oil was full of
> metal shrapnel... question is, what suggestions do you
> all have for cleaning out the oil filter?

Cleaning out the screen is easy, and the filter should be replaced. I 
worry about particles left in the oil passages in the case and in the 
cooler.

RIMCO can drill and tap all your passages for brass plugs; this will 
let you clean them all out.

I have always managed to get the coolers clean by flushing them 
for a long time in a good parts washer. You should plan on 
spending the better part of an an hour at it, flushing in both 
directions, shaking it up, and holding it in different positions while 
you flush, etc.

Lots of places say just to replace the coolers, but I always found 
the type 3 coolers to be too expensive for this.

-
Jim Adney
jadney@vwtype3.org
Madison, WI 53711-3054
USA

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