84 Engine oil cooler

[c4_4me]

One of my hoses broke. and the dealer said they are discontinued and it seems nobody carries these formed hoses. I did find one in Detroit and I should have it this week. My question is can't I take off the addaptor and just run the oil filter minus the cooler. As I have heard they quit putting on oil coolers after 86. Or do I need to route the two lines and make a empty loop in the system? This is all that is keping me from driving the car this summer. Spent the winter updateing the stero and a few other ods and ends and would like to get out and enjoy the car this year. Any help would be greatly appreciated;help

ROn
Also wasn't there a service adendam abut the addaptor leaking oil past the "O" ring? Seems I read that somewhere. Thats what started this while mess last fall was me trying to fix a oil leak!!!!

 

[vetteoz]

can't I take off the adaptor and just run the oil filter minus the cooler.

Yes.
Plug the hole in the block , remove cooler and hard line under engine and plug heater line where hard line connects
Or run a new heater return hose all the way to heater core

As I have heard they quit putting on oil coolers after 86.

Oil cooler was optional until LT1 came along

 

[c4_4me]

It appears that the pic you supplied is from a newer engine, as mine follow along the drivers side of the block then come out just in front of the timing chain. I tried to just squeak the hard line a little tighter in the addaptor and thats what cracked one of the lines. As when I started it is was spewing oil all over the k frame. Will have it apart this tweek to take a closer look..

THANKS FOR THE ADVICE!!!!!!!

Ron

 

[vetteoz]

It appears that the pic you supplied is from a newer engine,

Does yours have the "true" remote mount cooler with oil lines running back to the oil filter adapter ; not the oil cooler unit that is fitted between the block and oil filter that has coolant lines running to it; as used n the later engines?
In that case you can remove the oil cooler adapter and run oil filter just like a regular SBC

 

[c4_4me]

Mine has a pair of har lines that travel the lenght of the motor, back at the filter there is a ring appr.about an 1 inch think that the two lines screw into. At the front of the motor at the timing chain the lines turn into rubber at the K frame fro only about 6 to eight inches then turn into hard line again. When one of these cracked it blew oil all over the k frame..... The oil lines hug the side of the block on the drivers side.
So I could plug the lines and remove the ring and just run a filterinus the addaptor?

Ron

Thanks for your time and patientson this I want tomake sure I don'tdo anything to hurt the motor...

 

[vetteoz]

So I could plug the lines and remove the ring and just run a filterinus the addaptor?

if you follow the lines forward there should be a oil cooler in front of the radiator