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Oil Cooler

From 1976 Ford F-250 “Crewcab”, documented by Tom Cherry AKA Hawkrod.

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1976 Ford F-250 - This is where the oil cooler will be. There is plenty of room between the radiator and grille. If you have air conditioning you will have t… 1976 Ford F-250 - This is where the oil cooler filter adapter will sit. Plenty of room here as well. 1976 Ford F-250 - Another angle on the oil filter showing plenty of room 1976 Ford F-250 - Yet another angle of the filter area. 1976 Ford F-250 - This area will be where the hoses are routed. 1976 Ford F-250 - This is the block with the oil filter removed. The threaded insert for the oil filter will need to be replaced with the special fitting tha… 1976 Ford F-250 - Here the threaded fitting has been removed. 1976 Ford F-250 - Here is the threaded fitting after removal. I used a large EZ out but you can also use Vice Grips. If you use Vice Grips be sure to stick a… 1976 Ford F-250 - Here is the new fitting installed in the block. Note that the new part has a nut to tighten, it is much easier to install and remove than t… 1976 Ford F-250 - Here is the adapter installed with the filter and lines. 1976 Ford F-250 - Here is another picture from a different angle which shows that there is plenty of room. It is actually a little nicer because when you cha… 1976 Ford F-250 - Here is where the lines are routed. Very clean and easy. Nothing in the way but I did fold a small tab on the bottom of the radiator side s… 1976 Ford F-250 - Here is the late model oil cooler bracket after I bent the end 90 degrees. You can see that I bent it in line with the edge where it drops… 1976 Ford F-250 - Here is the end I cut off after I bent it. 1976 Ford F-250 - Here is the bent and cut off end of the mount. The way I did it allows it to fit right up against the grille/hood latch center support. I s… 1976 Ford F-250 - And here is the oil cooler installed. This is an excellent mod for any truck and I have also used this setup on Mustangs and Cougars with e…