Originally Posted by
Mark Kovalsky
Is your trans cooler inside the engine or inside the radiator? I've only seen trans coolers in the radiator, never in the engine. Have you ever looked at the temperature in the radiator, in the tank AFTER it's been cooled? It is NOWHERE near 185°F. In cold ambients the water temperature near the trans cooler is outside temperature, plus or minus about 5 degrees. So in 0°F outside temps the cold side of the radiator will stay at about 0-5°F near the trans cooler. How well will that heat the transmission?
Never means never. It doesn't mean when it's convenient.
wellll, you got a good point there. Didn't think of it that way. I guess it's a good indicator as to how well your Radiator is working too...
In driving in 105F weather in town (not too many stops, it's a quiet area) the trans takes a while to get up to around 170F. Coolant around 185.
Driving freeway, mostly flat , in about 105/110 weather it gets up a bit higher, 180, and the coolant temp is around 190/195