Oil cooler- should I replace?

[Green Monster]

Just pulled off the oil cooler from my 76 K5. Did it come stock with an oil cooler? Should I replace it? All the SBCs I've had have never had an oil cooler. Thanks for your help.

 

[DEMON44]

I'll say pretty confidently that an engine oil cooler is not stock on a '76 k5.

 

[DEMON44]

why did you pull it off in the first place though.

 

[Green Monster]

Lines were leaking like crazy, so I pulled the lines off and when I tried to disconnect one of the fittings that was leaking that went into the cooler, I bent the tube. So the cooler is broken now. No big deal as it was beat to hell. I just saw an 80ish K5 this morning parked on the street, so I looked and it didn't have one. It was stock all the way down to the rims. So I'm guessing you're right, it was an add on. Can I just remove the cooler adapter and screw in the filter into the block?

 

[DEMON44]

For sure. That's not really a nessessity for a carbed SBC.

 

[Green Monster]

Cool, thanks! Heading out there right now.

 

[Green Monster]

Uh-oh, just removed the adapter and there's no place to screw in the oil filter. Any suggestions?

 

[Kain]

http://www.jegs.com/i/Mr.+Gasket/720/1272/10002/-1

 

[Green Monster]

Awesome, thanks!

 

[Dheater]

Junk Yard.......

it will be a whole lot cheaper then a new one. I just did this on my 454, because the fitting was split and leaking like no ones business

 

[Green Monster]

Good idea, thanks.