Brief Description: Installed oil cooler and radiator
Over the last few days I waited for some fitting sealant (Tite Seal? Permatex 2? Loctite 565? I ordered the latter two and decided to use Permatex 2. ). I installed the fittings and the temporary plug, then dug out all of the bushings and washers and bolts and nuts to join the radiator with the oil cooler. Then I fit the unit onto the engine, putting three washers on the inside of the bracket and three outside the bracket in the four locations to center the unit. I don't have a hex socket set so I couldn't torque thea four bolts down quite yet.
I added the two hoses as mentioned, learning in the process there's oil in the engine.
Then I fit the bottom cowl which is super snug but the radiator/cooler is centered in the openings. I'll have to check to see of the cowling should be touching the radiator fins. I suspect not so I may have to sand a little.
I sent Van's support a note on tightening the bolts around the rubber isolators, specifically is the goal to haveeverything bottom out on the bushings?
Sterling replied:
"The design here is that the bushing will hold the necessary dimensions allowing the bolt the be torqued as normal and end up with a known condition/preload on the isolators."
I'm not entirely sure that's a "yes" or "no". I think it's a "yes".
