oil cooler question.

[tri_carb_healey]

the heal takes 12 and 3/4 pints of oil. do i need to add more to compensate for the oil cooler?

 

[Randy Forbes]

Depends on if you purge the oil out of the oil cooler. If the engine's been laid up for several years, you may want to do this.

The 13-row oil cooler I have might hold 1/2 qyuart, give or take.

Since my car has a remote spin-on filter (hanging straight down) I can prefill it with oil too, minimizing the time it takes to obtain oil pressure upon startup.

 

[IanIrving]

Hi Randy
What kind of adapter do you have to make the filter hang down? I've only seen types which put it at 90 degrees to the block, very messy to change. I'd love to fit a unit which turns it parallel with the block.
Ian

 

[tri_carb_healey]

prior to the recent startup..the car has laid dormant since me old man passed, almost a year now. i dont ever remember him draning the oil cooler but im going to take a look and then post a link to some pictures to see what you think. i appreciate all the tips again...thank you

 

[Randy Forbes]

Hi Randy
What kind of adapter do you have to make the filter hang down? I've only seen types which put it at 90 degrees to the block, very messy to change. I'd love to fit a unit which turns it parallel with the block.
Ian

Remote...

... barely visible above the "2/25" in the date stamp:

This is all that's on the engine block:

 

[tri_carb_healey]

the healey of yours is tremendo!!!