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Old Oct 12, 2013 | 06:22 PM
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Loading without radiator

Going to be loading truck in sig onto a trailer.The radiator is off so everytime it runs tranny fluid gushes from the tranny lines that hook into the radiator. My concern is the tranny getting to low on fluid and not being able to drive uo on the trailer and me burning something up. Do you guys think i'll be okay or should I put the radiator in hook up the hoses and lines, and fill it with coolant and fluids?
 
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Old Oct 12, 2013 | 06:30 PM
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Push it on the trailer. Don't run it with the trans gushing fluid. You don't want to run the trans low on fluid.
 
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Old Oct 12, 2013 | 06:30 PM
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Slide the fittings back and use a piece of hose to connect the to steel lines
 
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Old Oct 12, 2013 | 06:41 PM
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Slide the fittings back and use a piece of hose to connect the to steel lines

Yep, just loop the lines together with a piece of hose.
 
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Old Oct 13, 2013 | 05:41 AM
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hook the cooler hoses together with a piece of hose as said by others, don't run it too long to heat things up, and you will be fine..
 
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so put a hose connecting the 2 tranny coolant lines?
 
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Old Oct 13, 2013 | 11:55 PM
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Yep...that's what the others are saying...
 
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Old Oct 14, 2013 | 01:16 PM
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should one of the lines becoming from the transmission oil cooler that's infront of the ac condenser?
 
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