Engine oil cooler adapter/fitting?
#1
Is there a fitting similar to the Hayden 397 that will work for the radiator engine oil cooler? I'd like to add an external oil cooler to a couple of our trucks but can't seem to find HOW to splice into the factory GM cooler system like I've done for the transmission side.
#2
Not too sure it would be a good idea to use a hose barb on an engine oil cooler. That probably wants to be #10 (5/8" more or less) hose. Factory size on the trucks at least was something near about ½", probably 12mm.
The quick-connect thing that the Derale adapter plugs into, screws into the radiator. I'd strongly suggest taking that out, putting in a straight-thread w washer to AN adapter, and using AN line.
If it was me I wouldn't even use a hose barb for a transmission line. Even there, with FAR less pressure (at least continuously) than engine oil, it's already a guaranteed leeeeeeeek in a very short time. That's kinda just a hack job.
The quick-connect thing that the Derale adapter plugs into, screws into the radiator. I'd strongly suggest taking that out, putting in a straight-thread w washer to AN adapter, and using AN line.
If it was me I wouldn't even use a hose barb for a transmission line. Even there, with FAR less pressure (at least continuously) than engine oil, it's already a guaranteed leeeeeeeek in a very short time. That's kinda just a hack job.
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