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Where is a transmission cooler located and what does it look like?
I dont think I have one but I want to be sure, I have to replace my transmission lines because they are rotted and I was told they would blow out if they tried to flush the system. My friend steve told me that I should add a tranny cooler while doing this (and he was in a suit at the time so I didn't ask him to come over and crawl around under my truck).
So what do they look like.
If I dont have one (as I doubt I do) how much are they and how hard to install?
I've got a 302 w/ c6
CK
I dont think I have one but I want to be sure, I have to replace my transmission lines because they are rotted and I was told they would blow out if they tried to flush the system. My friend steve told me that I should add a tranny cooler while doing this (and he was in a suit at the time so I didn't ask him to come over and crawl around under my truck).
So what do they look like.
If I dont have one (as I doubt I do) how much are they and how hard to install?
I've got a 302 w/ c6
CK
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the Tranny cooler will be usually in front of the rad and will look almost like a "mini radiator". just follow the lines from the transmision and see where they go. I think Having a tranny cooler is a very good idea if you are hauling heavy loads. but If it is a street truck then it may not make much of a difference.
But I wont hurt to have one and they dont cost that much maybe 40-50 dollars Cdn or about $30 U.S. depending on what type and size.
Joey
But I wont hurt to have one and they dont cost that much maybe 40-50 dollars Cdn or about $30 U.S. depending on what type and size.
Joey
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Ok well from what you guys said I dont have one.
But as for the street truck thing thats the funny thing.
My truck doesn't get used every day. But when it does it could range from carying my mountain bike to the trailer (thats a good 27LBS load) to in the near future (when we move) pulling a car trailer every time my car dies and hopefully *a* car to the track.
But like I've mentioned in other posts.
Project truck at this point, gas is to much to even try driving it to work every day.
So any recommendations on what size I should get or what not? I'm going to be getting rid of this 302 and putting in a 351W (I beleive thats the one that will drop right in and use the same crap for the most part correct?)
Now that I know the price (CDN$) i just need to know what size I should get is bigger better?
TIA,
CK
But as for the street truck thing thats the funny thing.
My truck doesn't get used every day. But when it does it could range from carying my mountain bike to the trailer (thats a good 27LBS load) to in the near future (when we move) pulling a car trailer every time my car dies and hopefully *a* car to the track.
But like I've mentioned in other posts.
Project truck at this point, gas is to much to even try driving it to work every day.
So any recommendations on what size I should get or what not? I'm going to be getting rid of this 302 and putting in a 351W (I beleive thats the one that will drop right in and use the same crap for the most part correct?)
Now that I know the price (CDN$) i just need to know what size I should get is bigger better?
TIA,
CK
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bigger is better. so what ever size you can get to fit in front of your radiator get it. i dont even use the factory one. because it only cools the trany to what ever the engine coolant is. which in my truck is about 200*. and in the summer time here in AZ. sometimes hotter.
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when installing a tranny cooler, route the fluid through the rad cooler out into the extra cooler and then back into the tranny.
buy a stacked plate design, available at UAP, so that it only cools the fluid once it has reached operating temperature.
The unit will have mountingn instructions badly written in severeal different languages
buy a stacked plate design, available at UAP, so that it only cools the fluid once it has reached operating temperature.
The unit will have mountingn instructions badly written in severeal different languages
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The ones I was looking at at Canadian Tire (I work for the company so I want my discount) came in three sizes, and they had pictures showing the smallest was for towing a jetski and the biggest for towing a 30' Camper.
What your saying is that the rad would have an internal tranny cooler and that I want to route tranny-rad-aux cooler-back to rad-tranny?
CK
What your saying is that the rad would have an internal tranny cooler and that I want to route tranny-rad-aux cooler-back to rad-tranny?
CK
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CK, I have added a photo of the tranny cooler on my 77 F150.
Check the 2nd 77 set of pictures in my gallery. And as far as tranny coolers go, Bigger is always better. The cooler a tranny runs, the longer it will last. Jimmy
Check the 2nd 77 set of pictures in my gallery. And as far as tranny coolers go, Bigger is always better. The cooler a tranny runs, the longer it will last. Jimmy
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Originally posted by chado
What your saying is that the rad would have an internal tranny cooler and that I want to route tranny-rad-aux cooler-back to rad-tranny?
CK
What your saying is that the rad would have an internal tranny cooler and that I want to route tranny-rad-aux cooler-back to rad-tranny?
CK
Hope this helps.
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In cold weather climates you can overcool the transmission. In these areas you will need to route the oil thru the radiator last in order for the tranny to operate properly. But again this is for extreme climates but it is something to remember. There are a number of other things you can do tho including thermostatic bypass systems.
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Originally posted by Torque1st
In cold weather climates you can overcool the transmission. In these areas you will need to route the oil thru the radiator last in order for the tranny to operate properly. But again this is for extreme climates but it is something to remember. There are a number of other things you can do tho including thermostatic bypass systems.
In cold weather climates you can overcool the transmission. In these areas you will need to route the oil thru the radiator last in order for the tranny to operate properly. But again this is for extreme climates but it is something to remember. There are a number of other things you can do tho including thermostatic bypass systems.
CK
*keeping in mind I dont drive the truck A LOT in winter. In fact I dont drive it at all atm since it has no insurance on it, to many problems working them all out then I will drive again =)
Last edited by Torque1st; Mar 24, 2003 at 09:49 PM.