Oil cooler test?

[SHARPIE]

Is there any way to test the cooler after being rebuilt?

 

[riotwarrior]

put it on...hope it don't leak......I guess there is if you have actual block off plate to test.

 

[SHARPIE]

Thats what I thought.

 

[Dsl_Dog_Treat]

There is an oil cooler tester that can be used to test ones oil cooler rebuilding skills.
There are a couple of us that have said tool.

 

[The Warden]

There was a guy on STD who had fabricated a set of plates with the appropriate fittings to test the oil cooler. It had an air fitting with a regulator on the oil outlet side, with the oil inlet side blocked off and short plastic hoses on both the coolant inlet and outlet. You needed to assemble the oil cooler first, then clamp the ends in place (otherwise, the ends will separate when air's applied) and put the ends of the plastic hoses in cups of water. Then, apply air to the oil side...when I did it, I used the regulator to keep the pressure around 60 to 65 psi (the highest my oil pressure's gotten). If you don't get any air bubbles coming out of the coolant hoses, you're golden

Unfortunately, I don't think the guy who had made the plates made the switch over to OB...or, if he did, he's under a different screen name now. I have a picture of the rig in action here, and if anyone wants to try and recreate it, I traced out both plates and could post the specs...

 

[SHARPIE]

Thats a pretty cool little set up, So whats the odds of screwing these up when rebuilding? I'm only worried about having a water leak into the oil they are a bear to get back together...I used one of my wood working bar clamps to squeeze it back together worked great.

"There is an oil cooler tester that can be used to test ones oil cooler rebuilding skills.
There are a couple of us that have said tool. "

 

[Dsl_Dog_Treat]

The key to not cutting the o rings is to make sure that the headers are free and clear of all debris and burrs. I'll spend more time cleaning the headers that what it takes to drain the fluids, remove and install the oil cooler.
When pressing the bundle together making sure the assembly doesn't get cocked sideways risking chance of cutting an oring.
I've been fortunate enough to get lucky as to not cut an oring yet, but Murphy is a tool and will rear his ugly head someday.

 

['94IDITurbo7.3]

I've been fortunate enough to get lucky as to not cut an oring yet, but Murphy is a tool and will rear his ugly head someday.

you just jinxed yourself.

 

[Dsl_Dog_Treat]

you just jinxed yourself.

I'm sure I did Eric, since my oil cooler tester has been pimped out in Pennsylvania to test at least 5 oil coolers.

 

[SHARPIE]

but Murphy is a tool and will rear his ugly head someday.

Me and good ole Murphy are stuck in the prophetical motion machine one of these days I'm going to hunt him down!

 

[Dieselcrawler]

Right now it isn't testing much. Still riding around with me. Lol

 

[icanfixall]

I'm sure I did Eric, since my oil cooler tester has been pimped out in Pennsylvania to test at least 5 oil coolers.

What a tool *****....

 

[Dieselcrawler]

Zipp it gary, I heard the story on the tester..... Lol

 

[freebird01]

garys the parts *****.....corey is the tool *****.....

this place is full of ******...

 

[Dieselcrawler]

Oh no, it ain't my tester. I am just the delivery man