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Old Oct 18, 2004 | 07:52 PM
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E40D?or?AOD?

i have a 1990 fullsize bronco it has a 4.9liter with a push button overdrive on the dash. if it is a E40D what can i do to prolong it's life ans performance?? thank you for any and all advice!
 
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Old Oct 18, 2004 | 11:08 PM
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1990 and I-6 should be an AOD.
 
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Old Oct 19, 2004 | 06:03 AM
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what can i do to prolong it's life
Cooling, cooling, cooling. If you don't already have one, get a tranny cooler (don't rely on the one that just goes through the radiator). You might also consider a secondary filter; there's a picture of mine in my signature link on the Bronco.
 
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Old Oct 19, 2004 | 01:27 PM
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if you have the pushbutton OD on the dash then you have the E4OD. cooling is the best thing and anual service as well. B&M makes a nice cooler that mounts in front of your radiator.
 
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Old Oct 20, 2004 | 10:25 AM
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trhank you guys very much!!
 
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Old Oct 20, 2004 | 10:51 AM
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Hayden Rapid Cool ....

If your Bronco doesn't have one get the Rapid Cool from Hayden it's been top rated in almost every performance test.

Hayden Rapid Cool website





Get the 10,000 lbs one. It's fairly easy to install.

I also use Mobil One synthetic ATF.




If you get so motivated you can install a higher capacity deep tranny pan with magnetic drainplug too. I use this one from PML.



PML Deep Tranny Pans


Then to monitor the tranny temperature I installed a Cobalt tranny temp gauge from Autometer.



These guys had the best price, other than Ebay.
Autometer Cobalt Tranny Gauge



I think that's about all you can do for it. It's a big pain in the butt to replace a Bronco tranny, so good routine maintenance is very important to the life expectancy. Good luck.



Mike
 
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Old Oct 20, 2004 | 09:32 PM
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NICE WORK =!! i'll start with the tranny cooler and work my way from there. THANKS
 
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