I have not seen Dave's installation so I don't know what

precautions he

     > took, but the Setrab instructions state that the cooler

should be

     > isolated from all  vibration.  Mine is rated to 600 psi.

If Setrab's

     > claims can be believed,  I don't think  dynamic pressure blew the
     > cooler.  I  have not worked on mounting the oil cooler

yet.  But I am

     > going to proceed with great care, even more so after

Dave's experience.

     > Ed knows quite a bit about isolating radiators and oil

cooler from

     > vibration.  Maybe we can talk him into writing about

this for ACRE.

     > Ed.  are  you listening?       Jerry

This is an interesting thread. Earl's sells oil coolers, and they had so
much trouble with people breaking them they removed all the mounting
tabs. The recomendation was to capture both sides with a "c" channel
with rubber/foam lining. I though this was overkill but did it

on several

motorcycle applications. I never had a problem. These were used with
80+ psi oil and racing apps. (they saw lots of high frequency vibration
and often saw very high G impacts without problem) We all might do
well to look at the way the motorcycle manufacturers mount their
radiators and oil coolers on the motocross bikes. These operate in an
enviroment that mose people would call "abuse" to begin with!
Bill Jepson

Funny you should mention it.  I have an Earl's cooler sitting around and was
considering mounting it to replace the broken Setrab.  The first thing I did
was cut off the mounting tabs.  It is only about 2/3 the size of the Setrab,
and I eventually decided not to mess with success.  I ordered a replacement
Setrab, but the first thing to go will be the mounting tabs.

I plan to pro-seal some thick alum brackets to the sides, and make the
rubber thicker softer on my mounts, then build up JB weld around the
fittings like Tracy does.

Dave Leonard

Best not to risk those Earl's coolers. Lots of bad feedback on those
and not just from the rotary guys.

Paul Lamar
 
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