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Runing oil through the air conditioner radiator thing

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Old 10-26-02, 04:33 PM
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Lightbulb Runing oil through the air conditioner radiator thing

Alright so im looking at the air conditioner condenser thing that bolts in front of the radiator, and i came up with an idea.

Since i removed the airconditioner components, could I:

Clean out this condenser thing of all freon, and run some hoses from the oil filter tower so that i have a front mounted oil cooler.

I think its feasable, and I think im gonna at least try. It has siome good selling points to me.

1.It would be a good cheap mod, seeing as how you already have the peices (If you remove your A/C).

2. The holes are already there so you dont have to fabricate any brackets.

3. Last but not least. . . . . . cooling increases!

Tell me what you guys think. I would rather have some outside opinion, so i dont mess something up (I know im over looking something)

Thanks in advance
Old 10-26-02, 05:00 PM
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Hell no. You know how small the openings in there are?

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mike is right...it wont work...holes to small....good idea tho!!
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holes too small? too much pressure or something?
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The pressure drop would kill you. It would be like tring to blow through a 1/16" straw vs a Mc Donalds straw if you get my drift.
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gotcha, well damn i was hoping it would work, that would be so kick ***
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Compact heat exchanger design is very complex...don't get me started!
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