oil cooler puking when cold...

[97powerstroker]

hey guys i just moved to va from florida and ive found in this cold weather that my oil cooler pukes out oil whe its cold.After a couple minutes it seems to quit.Im wondering if its drivable like this if i add oil or if its gonna go real soon.also can i buy a rebuild kit or should i just buy a new one.If i pull it off will all of my oil and coolant drain out on me? I only have this week to fix this cause i start work next monday,thanks in advance>>>>>brian

[sgg93]

Mine did this after I let it freeze. After this happened, I always had a coolant leak into the oil. Eventually, I pulled the cooler out and put in a new one, and put in new seals. This has resulted in (so far) no cross contamination. I have the cooler I pulled out, and I'm fairly certain it's OK. If you want it, I'd be happy to sell it to you. My seals were just gone all to hell.

[97powerstroker]

you pulled it out because the cooler failed and was cross contaminating right? It must be internally damaged then.If it is good were are you located and how much.thanks>>>>>>brian

[sgg93]

Yep. I'm in asheville. I'll clean it up and sell it to ya if you want. I'm in Asheville, NC. How much would you want it for? They're $291 from ford, and this one is in good shape, I'd let it go for $125.