oil cooler being made

eddy8men · #1 08-03-11, 20:54

hi fella's
i'm having an oil cooler made by an old chap local to me and i need to know the dimensions, i know the pipe is 1/2" copper but i need the height and width of the rectangle, if anyone else needs one knocking up then let me know and i'll get them made at the same time. he quoted £50 for a square section cooler using 3/8" pipe but i'd prefer to get something more original looking using the round cooling fins.

any help would be appreciated

eddy

RichardT10829 · #2 09-03-11, 01:07

Rick. Speak with Ben he is having one made too he has used my original as a pattern.

eddy8men · #3 09-03-11, 22:21

thanks rich but ben is away for a week and i'd like to get cracking on it so if anyone has the dimensions it would be appreciated.

cheers

eddy

eddy8men · #4 21-03-11, 00:17

hi fella's
i've got hold of richies well travelled cooler and will be using that as a pattern so nobody need rush out to their carrier and measure up for me

shaun · #5 21-03-11, 00:50

aww and i just ripped my carrier apart to measuer the oil cooler for you ! ha ha ha - i had a message from Ben re the flexi oil pipes. not a prob for you to copy mine that Ben has, could i ask you to get me a couple made at the same time. if you need the dosh up front just say.

eddy8men · #6 21-03-11, 11:09

sure, no worries mate

Petr Brezina · #7 13-11-16, 20:42

Hi, may I ask anyone for outside diameter of oil cooler (incl. cooling fins) and also for the width and height of the whole cooler (rectangle)?
I assume from the above that inner diameter of pipe is 1/2.
Many thanks for help in advance!

RichardT10829 · #8 13-11-16, 23:13

Early carriers had two pipes running through the cooler, later carriers had one single pipe, unsure of diameter though.

I recently learned this !

Lynn Eades · #9 14-11-16, 00:06

The threaded ends are 1/2" BSP parallel thread The pipes use Rotherham fittings (I think that's what they're called)
Some were made with the wire loops and later with the discs.
The 2 runs of copper pipe are half inch o.d and they sweat into a casting with the fittings (screwed??) into the bottom that the pipes connect to.
The outer fitting sits lower than the inner. I will post some photos later.

Paul Dutton · #10 14-11-16, 08:49

Quote:

Originally Posted by shaun

aww and i just ripped my carrier apart to measuer the oil cooler for you ! ha ha ha - i had a message from Ben re the flexi oil pipes. not a prob for you to copy mine that Ben has, could i ask you to get me a couple made at the same time. if you need the dosh up front just say.

Who's making the flexi hoses??
I can make them up and some pipe work too. I might have a spare set on one of my carriers to copy.

eddy8men · #11 14-11-16, 09:48

petr i made my oil cooler using an old finned oil cooler from a saracen which i took apart and reassembled using 22mm plumbing fittings to create the 90 angles and reducers at the pipe connection end. the whole thing only took a couple of hours and cost £4

Petr Brezina · #12 14-11-16, 11:11

Thanks all! Yes Rick, that sounds cool! I have source of finned pipes I can make cooler from, just need to know proper outer diameter.

Andrew Rowe · #13 16-11-16, 06:47

Is it true that the oil cooler constructed with the folded over wire are true English carrier manufacture and the coolers using the discs are the Canadian style?

Ben · #14 16-11-16, 17:41

That's my understanding Andrew, yes.

Andrew Rowe · #15 19-11-16, 05:44

For those that may be interested ;Pictures show the 3 different types of oil coolers used in Carriers. First is the English, next the Canadian MK1*, then the LP manufactured ones for Australia and New Zealand. The NZ LP Carrier ones were made about 15 mins down the road from where I live. The Canadian one has twin tubes junctioning into a single outlet / Inlet, the LP were two separate tubes and the English one was a single tube with the wire loops.Cheers Andrew.

Petr Brezina · #16 19-11-16, 09:50

Very interesting Andrew, thanks for pics!