Jamie
Well Known Member
Has anyone done a retrofit of Van's oil cooler shutter installation with a baffle mounted oil cooler?
From what I've read and/or learned from talking to folks, most people seem to elect to *not* install this thing.
I'm using Van's standard oil cooler. In the summer my oil temps in cruise are 180-ish but I have to be fairly cautious in the climb in ~93+ degree weather. This winter, I have blocked off my oil cooler about 80% and am still seeing oil temps as low as 165 in cruise. I would like to get it up to about 180.
Here in Georgia temps can vary quite considerably. It's not uncommon for it to be 70 degrees in the day and mid thirties at dusk or dawn. Taping/untaping the oil cooler all the time just doesn't seem practical for me.
So....I have the by-the-book Van's oil cooler installed on the baffle. Anyone ever put one of Van's oil cooler shutters in there?
Looking at my oil cooler, I just don't know how that shutter is supposed to fit between the baffle and the cooler, since the baffle has the doubler with the little 'lips' on it that point aft.
If you're not using the oil cooler shutter...how are you keeping oil temps consistent year 'round?
From what I've read and/or learned from talking to folks, most people seem to elect to *not* install this thing.
I'm using Van's standard oil cooler. In the summer my oil temps in cruise are 180-ish but I have to be fairly cautious in the climb in ~93+ degree weather. This winter, I have blocked off my oil cooler about 80% and am still seeing oil temps as low as 165 in cruise. I would like to get it up to about 180.
Here in Georgia temps can vary quite considerably. It's not uncommon for it to be 70 degrees in the day and mid thirties at dusk or dawn. Taping/untaping the oil cooler all the time just doesn't seem practical for me.
So....I have the by-the-book Van's oil cooler installed on the baffle. Anyone ever put one of Van's oil cooler shutters in there?
Looking at my oil cooler, I just don't know how that shutter is supposed to fit between the baffle and the cooler, since the baffle has the doubler with the little 'lips' on it that point aft.
If you're not using the oil cooler shutter...how are you keeping oil temps consistent year 'round?