BOB THE KADS ARE INSTALLED

SEMPER FI FOREVER · Post by **SEMPER FI FOREVER** » Fri Jan 24, 2003 3:08 pm

TOOK YOUR ADVICE, ENGINE FINALLY FINISHED. ONLY PROBLEM IS AVOIDING TICKETS FOR BREAKING TRACTION. PICTURE OF INSTALL AND EXTERNAL COOLER AT http://home.att.net/~justmything/wsb/index.html

Bob Ingman · Post by **Bob Ingman** » Fri Jan 24, 2003 6:21 pm

I think you`re going to like the Kads. They are a lot of bang for the buck. Good luck and keep an eye in the rear view mirror now. Bob Ingman

JB181 · Post by **JB181** » Fri Jan 24, 2003 6:41 pm

Semper Fi,
How do you like the 1835? I'am stuck between getting a 1835 or 1915, not 100% sure which one to go with. Yours looks real good. And where did you mount the oil cooler and fan?

JB

Bob Ingman · Post by **Bob Ingman** » Fri Jan 24, 2003 11:17 pm

JB ,look over on the engine rebuild forum. There are two threads near the top by Kubelmann that discuss this topic at length.
Good luck. Bob Ingman

SEMPER FI FOREVER · Post by **SEMPER FI FOREVER** » Mon Jan 27, 2003 8:58 am

JB,I read a lot about the potential heating problems of the 94mm's used in the 1835 but was driven by a really good price. I have taken every precaution to make the engine compartment sealed from engine heat and additionally adding the external cooler. The power is all I would ever need.

The cooler sites up high over the transaxle and is mounted to the underside of the rear deck just behind the rear seats

Having just read the rebuild thread Bob addressed, I think I should have said 92's not 94's. I guess all the 1835's have 92's. I mentioned in my profile that I am dummer than dirt when it comes to anything mechanical, many of the threads lose me as my mechanical vocabulary is weak. Maybe someone can tell me in laymans terms just what the 92 isssue ia all about,what is thin walled, the cylinder or the piston?

Cliff

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Bob Ingman · Post by **Bob Ingman** » Mon Jan 27, 2003 2:37 pm

Semper Fi The reference is that the CYLINDER walls are thinner on the 92s than in either the 90.5s or the 94s. Try to get them broken in well before the heat of summer sets in. The external cooler is good only when the car is moving and even then the faster the better. Try to avoid driving in town when traffic is congested. Good luck. Bob Ingman

SEMPER FI FOREVER · Post by **SEMPER FI FOREVER** » Tue Jan 28, 2003 7:02 am

THANKS BOB FOR THE EXPLANATION, I AM HOPING THAT THE THERMOSTATICALLY CONTROLLED FAN ATTACHED TO THE OIL COOLER WILL HELP. IT IS SET FOR 180 DEGREES AND COMES ON EVEN NOW AFTER A SHORT DRIVE.