I have Russell fittings and hose coming to hook up my new 6.0 cooler into my 5.4 powered truck. Have a question on the fittings on the bottom of the radiator for the cooler lines, first what is the 3/8" line called? Is it a double flare or what? And second question the female end that's into the plastic tank with the hex head does that unscrew or is it made into the tank? Trying to figure this out so I can overnight two adapters so I can get rid of the fugly hard line completely and use Russell braided line throughout my install

 

 

I think the 3/8 has what's called a double flare?
Just need to know if I can remove the female end thats against the radiator? I see they sell adapters but I need to know what I have to order the right stuff

 

From what I remember those don't come out of the radiator.. When I did mine I used the factory 6.0 lines and used a stainless adaptor to go from the 3/8 to the 1/2...

 

Was it a hose adapter or hardline adapter?

 

It was a hard line adaptor, Click on my pics by my sig I think there is a pic of it..

 

Ok that's a stainless 1/2 x 3/8 compression coupling for a steam system like a high pressure boiler. Where did you get the hard line for the 6.0 cooler? Looks like it was factory but our trucks didn't have that setup

 

Just called the mom and pop part's store I deal with all the time. They have a 100' roll of 1/2" trans line in stock! I told the owner Tony he needs to consider having hours on Sunday for now on LOL

 

A 1/2" x 3/8" barbed fitting pair, black hose and the fittings off the cooler should be more then enough.

 

The lines are from Ford and for a 03 up with the 6.0..

 

Ah so you bought them separate? I got her hooked up and running late night, can't wait for 3:30 so I can go home and take her for a drive!

 

Yes bought them separate, I will wait patiently for a review..

 

First run is a big BUST

 

Oh no what happened??

 

Where to start...
-My reverse engages fast now not 10 seconds late but it's very abrupt when it engages
-builder added a HD spring and this plunger thing from Superior in front of my .427 line mod and now slow speed shifts are so fast and hard the tires chirp and the truck just rocks/shakes/clunks
-half to full throttle shifts are like before the rebuild...they are somewhat firm but off, trans shifts but it like lunges forward but the shift isn't quick to engage fully, and it squeaks still during the shift, can't describe it I wish one of yous lived close to me so we could drive it and you could see first hand what I'm trying to describe
-the builder is blaming my transgo shift kit saying they are junk and after a few years the springs get weak from them and you get these issues? I called Brian from BTS but haven't received a return call yet because I want his opinion since I bought the kit from him and he told me how to set it up four years ago and the truck was AMAZING when I first did it
-now I'm wondering if the trans guy messed up the springs from the transgo kit and that's why I'm having a problem?