In a message dated 27/06/2009 12:43:38 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM writes:

        The ONLY way you can move  the cooler to replace that O-ring
without detaching the hoses is to remove the  pipe nipple by locking onto it with
two nuts back to back, there is JUST enough  space to do this with two OEM
nuts.  This may not always work either if  that pipe nipple is corroded well
into the engine case.  Sometimes you just  have to bite the bullet and drain
the coolant.

>>>>>I just took a nice coolant bath under my 1990  Westy :)  Trying to
replace
the gasket between the oil cooler and  engine block (had an oil leak there).
I couldn't get the cooler off with  the hoses attached so I tried undoing
one
hose while quickly pulling the  cooler off.  The plan was to put the hose
back on while it was hanging  there.  Good plan, huh?  I thought so too ;-).
Cooler got stuck  halfway while my t-shirt turned a nice wet, blue/green
color.  What  now?  Anyone have luck getting this cooler off without
detaching the  hoses?  And now it looks like I'll have to bleed and refill
my
cooling  system (haven't done this since I owned the van, so it's time).   I
hear that's not much fun.  Thanks for any  insights!<<<<<

Cheers,

Frank  Condelli
Almonte, Ontario, Canada
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