Bill, My only thoughts about your oil cooler/filter combo is that are you in any way changing the routing of the oil flow through the block? Most engines I have dealt with pump oil first to the main bearings to protect the crank, and then "back up the pressure" through the oil filter and then up through the block, arriving last at the camshaft, and lifter valley. The Corvair is a flat engine design, and my experience has been with v-engine designs. The only exception to this circulation pattern has been the Buick V-6 which pumped oil through the filter first and then to the top of the block, arriving at the crankshaft last. My point being that although you may "see" great oil pressure on a gauge, your engine may receive in-adequate oil circulation due to your filter emptying back in a t the top of the block, rather than through a port near the original oil filter location. Most oil filter housings I have encountered have a source port from the oil pump, an exit port to the block, ad an internal port to bypass the filter in the event of a blocked filter. All auto filter relocation kits I have seen have a plate that duplicates the filter, and just circulates through it remotely. Thoughts.... Colin & Bev Rainey KR2(td) crain...@cfl.rr.com Sanford, Florida FLY SAFE!!!!
