oil cooler o rings

[dulcevendetta]

I was wondering where they can be purchased on the web? Or do I have to go to a dealer??? All I can find are the gaskets for the 2 ends that connect to the block.

 

[sassyrel]

international dealer--much less

 

[6 Nebraska IDIs]

I actually have the oil cooler oring set for a 6.9 cooler. They came in the 6.9 full engine gasket set I got with my rebuild set. Can't believe it. So if anyone wants to rebuild a 6.9 cooler I've got some orings for ya!

 

[sle2115]

The FelPro kit I have has them as well.

 

[icanfixall]

Ford Parts Online (Bob Utter Ford in Sherman Texas) has them cheap too. Hopefully you need the 4 ring set and not the 6 ring set....

 

[dulcevendetta]

6 Nebraska IDIs - do the 6.9 orings work with a 7.3?

 

[6 Nebraska IDIs]

No they are different. The 7.3 rings are very easy to get. The 6.9 ones are not. This is the first time I've ever seen a set. I must say I've never seen a 6.9 cooler leak like a 7.3 one will, but they have a very low tube/fin count inside the cooler and are inferior in that sense.

 

[dulcevendetta]

sle2115 - would you happen to know the part number of the gasket kit you ordered? I found these at rockauto

FEL-PRO Part # CS8891

 

[sle2115]

It was a KS number, which was a full gasket set (minus intake), I'm trying to find the part number, but having no luck. I'll try to get in touch with the machine shop I used to work for, that's where I got it.

 

[Agnem]

No they are different. The 7.3 rings are very easy to get. The 6.9 ones are not. This is the first time I've ever seen a set. I must say I've never seen a 6.9 cooler leak like a 7.3 one will, but they have a very low tube/fin count inside the cooler and are inferior in that sense.

Um... is that a blanket statement? Aren't we talking about the difference between 6 ring and 4 ring coolers here? The 6 ring cooler was native only to the 83 and 84. The 4 ring cooler is on the rest of the family. Are you saying all 6.9 and 7.3 coolers are internally different O-rings not withstanding? If there was a different cooler outside of the O-ring issue, I thought it would be only on the turbo model.

 

[sle2115]

Um... is that a blanket statement? Aren't we talking about the difference between 6 ring and 4 ring coolers here? The 6 ring cooler was native only to the 83 and 84. The 4 ring cooler is on the rest of the family. Are you saying all 6.9 and 7.3 coolers are internally different O-rings not withstanding? If there was a different cooler outside of the O-ring issue, I thought it would be only on the turbo model.

I thought the same thing, that only the 6 ring (83 and 84) were different. I have a cooler in the spare parts bin that came off a 7.3 IDI (non-turbo), while I've not taken it apart, I was assured it was the same cooler as a 6.9.

 

[icanfixall]

From everything I have gathered over the years we can only buy the turbo oil coolers now. Those are for bot 6.9 and 7.3 motors. This as done to reduce parts inventory. Now the 6 ring oil coolers are a possibility and those o-rings are almost impossible to locate. Hope this helps some.

 

[Chevyboy_0]

I found this on kragens website

http://shop.oreillyauto.com/ProductDetail.aspx?MfrCode=FEL&MfrPartNumber=ES70689

but this is only the gaskets, where do the o rings go? internally correct? the reason i ask is because i have the heads off and i cant get to the cooler easily and thought it woould be a good i dea to check the orings just in case

sorry for the hijack

 

[RLDSL]

I'm feeli'n terrible. I have a leftover set of those darn orings from a gasket set and I can't for the life of me remember where i put them in that mess . I'll keep looking If I find them you can have the things. They are just going to dry up if I try to hang on to them.

 

[dulcevendetta]

hope you find them lol