Originally Posted by macdoe

I was wondering if you guys know whether it matters which of the oil cooler hoses went where? By this, I mean you have two oil cooler hoses coming from the oil filter tower going to the oil cooler....one goes to the top fitting on the oil cooler and one goes to the bottom fitting on the cooler. I took off the oil cooler lines to drain the oil cooler last night.What would happen if you got them mixed up and reversed them?

I just cut open my NAPA gold oil filter last night. I changed to a Baldwin filter...it says made in the U.S.A on it and was half the price. They are different, in the way they are constructed, but I am not sure if the difference is significant or not. The tube that goes through the middle of the Napa filter is hollow all the way through, whereas this baldwin filter is split in the middle with a rubber boss so that the rod from the filter tower lid goes through. I'll add some pictures of what I mean when the Balwin filter comes out.
I drained the oil cooler when I did this latest oil change and when I went to check the lines coming to the oil cooler.... they felt cold. I went for quite a test drive and I don't think that I am getting oil to the oil cooler and am wondering if I got the lines reversed or if this Baldwin filter design has something to do with it?

Also did a coolant flush and changed to Zerex G-o5 and adjusted the valves. The engine felt hotter than usual. but shows normal coolant temp.? maybe the oil cooler is air locked? Is that even possible?