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Feb 3, 2012 | 05:37 PM

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JMW8760

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Originally Posted by woodnthings

Yes, the manual transmissions use the OTW cooler. The transmission fluid flows from the transmission bottom fitting, to the intank transmission fluid cooler, and returns to the transmission top fitting.

I have a auto.....do you have a pic of that?

Feb 3, 2012 | 06:03 PM

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Al and Pop, i wonder if your two statements are directed only for the autos? Mine being a ZF, has an OTW coolant system, but now a Springerpop by-pass filtration too

Yeah Timmy, all I was thinking was auto, apologies for that although now we know for sure OP has an auto though.

Feb 3, 2012 | 06:07 PM

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As did Alan, yes, I assumed an auto-trans.

My bad.....

... but I'm in good company!

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Feb 3, 2012 | 07:53 PM

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Here is one version of the auto transmission schematic.

Feb 4, 2012 | 12:59 AM

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Here is a better one that I colored to show the routing a little better.

Feb 4, 2012 | 10:44 AM

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Ken, i thought the "return" line, whether there was a by-pass system or OTW/OTA set-up, the line dumped on the top of the tranny. Your pic depicts return to the bottom of tranny?

Feb 4, 2012 | 10:56 AM

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Originally Posted by timmyboy76

Ken, i thought the "return" line, whether there was a by-pass system or OTW/OTA set-up, the line dumped on the top of the tranny. Your pic depicts return to the bottom of tranny?

Ken's illustration, for an automatic, is correct.

Feb 4, 2012 | 12:16 PM

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Don't think about the connections as being "top" and "bottom", but rather "front" and "rear".

Rear is Return.

Pop

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Feb 4, 2012 | 01:45 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by SpringerPop

Don't think about the connections as being "top" and "bottom", but rather "front" and "rear".

Rear is Return.

Pop

Using Ken's post up top (cant figure how to post his pic on my thread) of the Manual tranning, the lines are top/bottom, from the pic. Would the top be the "return"....sure hope so.

Feb 4, 2012 | 02:06 PM

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Oooops, once again, I'm thinking 4R100's.

Uggh. Someday I'll get this straight.......

Pop

Feb 4, 2012 | 04:34 PM

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Its all good, POP!

Feb 4, 2012 | 05:48 PM

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On a manual transmission the fluid comes out of the bottom and returns via the top port as the text with the picture says.

Feb 4, 2012 | 05:50 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by woodnthings

On a manual transmission the fluid comes out of the bottom and returns via the top port as the text with the picture says.

............

Aug 5, 2012 | 10:42 AM

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So,... one more question on the 6.0 cooler install. I put mine out front with the power steering cooler and made custome brackets. Any reason to NOT leave it there? I could still leave the original OTA cooler in place. Any thoughts? Any reason to worry about (what I believe is) the turbo inter-cooler being behind the new 6.0 OTA cooler?

Thanks, Ironwood