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Old Sep 17, 2024 | 08:20 PM
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Trans cooler help

I am installing a bigger trans cooler in the F350 and need some help on routing the lines. They were not routed through the radiator so I would like to go through the radiator and the cooler. Thanks in advance.
 
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Old Sep 17, 2024 | 09:05 PM
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Route from the front of the trans to the radiator cooler, then to the aux cooler that you're installing, then to the rear of the transmission.
 
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Old Sep 18, 2024 | 09:49 AM
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Not a bad idea to use larger lines. A bit more work, but it's not that expensive to cobble up your own.
 
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Old Sep 18, 2024 | 09:56 AM
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You should also use a cooler that has one larger tube in it so trans fluid can flow in -20 weather.
 
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Get the 4R100 bypass and get the 6.0 trans cooler if you really want to go all out. You will not have to worry about flow at -20

But why would I want to go out at -20F?
 
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Get the 4R100 bypass and get the 6.0 trans cooler if you really want to go all out. You will not have to worry about flow at -20

But why would I want to go out at -20F?
Because I live in Montana
 
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You should also use a cooler that has one larger tube in it so trans fluid can flow in -20 weather.
It is a B M trans cooler.
 
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