Thread: olds 350 oil filter "thingy"

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it's been a long time since checking what's been going on.
my question deals with the apparatus the oil filter screws onto.
apparently, olds cools the oil through the radiater. but here's the thing, my olds 350 is going into a '79 AMC spirit and there's not enough room for the olds radiater, so a substitute will be used. can I plug off the lines to the radiater or do I need to route the line out directly back to the line in?

block them off... or add a extra cooler, like a trans cooler, too help keep the oil cool.

thanks for the info . i didn't know if plugging off the fittings would cuase back pressure or some other restriction or problems

I doubt that you can just block them off. Go to your friendly GM dealer and find out for sure. Try a wrecker for a housing that isn't for an external cooler. Also check your housing for a bypass valve, if there is one just pull the guts out of it and plug the holes off then. That way the oil will flow with no restriction. Or,you could run a separate cooler up in front of the rad.

basically, that's it. if the radiater from the olds was verticle like your picture, i could make it fit.
what make is that picture of? i want one. even the hoses are in the right configuration

hey denny, if you have access to the info, my radiater isn't like what's on the site you recomended. my radiater is side mounted. the return hose is top center, and the other is bottom left, as you look from the motor forward. physically it measures 21" wide X 27" tall,size being critical. though my spirit had air, i wonder if a 3 row would cool enough, considering olds'' propensity for running warm. i suspect that was why olds used the oil cooler, what do you think?
the closest i saw on that site was for a jeep pickup, but obviously it didn't have the extra oil cooler bungs. i think i can use a transmission cooler in lieu of the exact fit like gearhead suggested

thanks, denny.
you've been most helpful in deciding what to do. my years of circle track racing taught me that the extra weight of a shroud was a small price to pay to keep my engines cool. and ya, i did save it. about the lower hose on the opposite side, perhaps i can use a long flex hose to do that job

thanks, denny.
you've been most helpful in deciding what to do. my years of circle track racing taught me that the extra weight of a shroud was a small price to pay to keep my engines cool. and ya, i did save it. about the lower hose on the opposite side, perhaps i can use a long flex hose to do that job

some didnt have the cooler, they where blocked off!

Rather than block it off - run a tubing loop
or if it really needs to be cooled,
Hang a motorcycle oil cooler in front of the radiator.
or any cooling/heating core for that matter.

I would think there must be a bypass - in case a cooling line or the cooling coil becomes blocked.

Originally Posted by SBC

I would think there must be a bypass - in case a cooling line or the cooling coil becomes blocked.

yup probably has a check valve in it