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Originally Posted by chops

interesting...i only ask because when i was doing some research into oil coolers i remember reading about thermostatic sandwich plates. essentially, they have a thermostat, and when it reaches a certain temperature, the valve will open and allow oil to start flowing to the cooler, and when the oil is too cold, it will shut. thus eliminating the need for a plate to block off the cooler.

Yea from what I've read (I thought) it always flow to the cooler reguardless of it's cold. It never completly shuts off to the cooler, it just reduces.