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Originally Posted by JAYNO20 Yeah that's where I was going to get the thermostatic plate from, but I really want this thing to drain every time. The cars that have

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Old 04-23-2012, 03:28 PM   #16 (permalink)
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Yeah that's where I was going to get the thermostatic plate from, but I really want this thing to drain every time. The cars that have them from factory are probably mounted in a way that has it drain. How can I mount this cooler with the fittings facing down?
The issue you then run into is that it becomes difficult to get an accurate oil-level reading. Every time you shut off the car the oil from the cooler drains back into the sump throwing off your dipstick reading.

It might be possible to get a skilled machine shop to add a drain plug fitting to the bottom of the cooler, you would just have to take care that it was properly re-torqued so as to not become a potential point of failure.
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