Re: Super 8 repair needed ASAP

Posted by Owen_Dyneto On 2011/6/22 13:50:26

Teh hint on tholi cooler is correct only if it is a 30-32 Super 8 or Eight Deluxe.

Fred - please explain what you meant by that. Oil coolers were used on the Senior Eights starting in 1934 with the ungraded oiling system (full-flow filter, finned rod caps, etc.) and used (I'm pretty sure) thru the end of the 320/385 engine run.

And yes, a blown head gasket is another possibility, probably more likely than the heat exchanger. I guess the reason I looked on the oil cooler as a culprit is that it has happened to me and to most 1934 Eight and Super Eight owners - hence the cooler redesign in 1935. Getting all that oil out of your radiator and engine is a nasty, prolonged job!!