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Jun 17, 2008 | 06:13 AM

rich250

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tranny cooler return line

Can someone tell me on which side of the factory trans cooler is the return line,I want to add a second cooler so I need to tap into the return line,This is on my 2001 in my sig.

Jun 17, 2008 | 09:01 PM

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Hang in there someone will come along and check for you.

Jun 17, 2008 | 09:13 PM

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Might sound like a dumb idea, but you could always start the truck when its cold and feel which line starts to get warm first, probably not the answer your looking for but might be worth a shot

Jun 17, 2008 | 09:22 PM

rich250

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never mind folks I checked myself and it's the drivers side

Jun 18, 2008 | 12:22 AM

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dang sorry i didn't see this earlier but by following the 2 metal lines from the back of the tranny you can tap into the one with the removable fitting. i did that with my tru cool.

Jun 18, 2008 | 02:15 AM

cartmanea

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It shouldn't really matter whether another cooler is before or after the original, total head dissipation will be the same.

Jun 18, 2008 | 02:51 AM

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Not exactly. If it is before the radiator it will remove excess heat that the radiator one might not, but the radiator will warm it back up if need be. If it is after the radiator it will cool it off however much it can. If it is before or after the stock external cooler it shouldn't matter though.

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Jun 18, 2008 | 05:55 AM

rich250

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Both metal lines come front from the tranny and right by the rad. they have strip on connections the pressure side goes into the rad. and back out then into the air cooler and back out to the metal tranny line so I can just pull that hose off and run that out front to my new cooler(it should reach)then just run my return line back to the metal tranny line.I'm mounting the second cooler in front of the a/c condensor but up behind the grille instead of down behind the bumper between the rad and a/c condensor where the factory one is.

Jun 18, 2008 | 12:20 PM

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DieselCamper01

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Hey Rich250, that is exactly what I am planning to do today!

Jun 18, 2008 | 10:42 PM

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aldridgec

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Originally Posted by cartmanea

I was referring to the stock external, wasn't thinking about the in-radiator one... Doe!

Yeah, unfortunately some guys (like me), don't have a stock external! ??

Jun 19, 2008 | 05:23 AM

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rich250

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how did you make out dieselcamper,get yours done,how did you hook it up
got mine done last night

Jun 19, 2008 | 07:01 AM

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kenneBF250V10

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You mean like this?

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Originally Posted by rich250

I installed this Flex-a-lite on my '01. It's hooked up after the internal radiator cooler. FYI, the return line is the line to the rear of the tranny. Both lines are on the passenger side.