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@WOLFGANG posted:

@Gotno356 You can add an oil cooler thermostat to bypass the remote oil cooler until oil gets hot.  It opens when oil gets to 180 degrees (Empi one).

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As I understand it, this bypass does not open when the oil gets to 180 degrees, it closes.

The oil is always allowed to travel to the cooler, but when it's cold, it's also open for oil to do a U turn and return to the engine. Most of the oil is going to choose to make the U turn and return to the engine, because this is the path of least resistance. Allowing some oil to go to the cooler, will allow all of the oil to slowly come up to temperature. When the oil gets to 180 degrees, the bypass will close off the shortcut and force all of the oil to go through the cooler. This prevents the shock of cold oil all of a sudden being forced into the mix.

Jus sayin.

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