I bought a tru-cool 4739 from diesel site, I took it to my mechanic and he tells me he would not bother because I already had a large one. Well based on what i saw and read on here I wanted a second opinion. I took it to a transmission shop, dropped it off and he called me an hour later and said, I can put this one on but you already have a large one on it. He went on to talk about the heavy duty hitch and I had a heavy duty cooler with the tow package. From what I have seen on here the stock 7.3 cooler is about 8" deep. The one I have is about 18" from what I can tell. Its about 1" thick though. I was on the phone with dieselsite and he swore up and down that i have a stock one until i measured it and he said that the PO must have put that on there because that was the size of the 6.0. My question is am I looking at the right thing. I pulled back the black cover that covers the cooler. What I was looking at would be the first thing you see when you look through the grill from the outside, it has 2 lines that run into it at the top on the passenger side. I dont feel the PO would have upgraded because he never towed anything with it. How thick is the 6.0 cooler? Thankd for any advice. I just do not wantto return it and find out that I needed it all along

 

The first thing you see when looking through the grill is the AC thingy, then the IC, then the radiator.

 

I thought it was the transmission cooler, the IC, then the radiator. Where is the stock cooler located?

 

The stock cooler is between the IC and radiator. Look from the bottom, you will see a small cooler between them. You can also follow the lines from the bottom of the rad to the cooler. I have the tru-cooler and love it. My tru-cooler is in line with the stock cooler.

 

Here are a couple of pics for comparison:

Google Image Result for http://image.dieselpowermag.com/f/9383007+w750+st0/0708dp_02_z+2002_ford_super_duty_f250+transmission _cooler.jpg

Google Image Result for http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d115/tubular031/01f350/IMG_3148Large.jpg

 

I thought I knew what I was looking for as well as my mechanic and transmission guy. I am going to take it back and have him install it anyway

 

Just a note, on my 4x4 '02 model and maybe other ones as well, there is a crash bar along the bottom of the radiator support so when you look up to find the tranny cooler, the bar obstructs your view. I have to peel away the black rubber flap up top and look down between the IC and the radiator to see the tranny cooler. I know my previous truck - late '99 model - the crash bar wasn't there.

 

Looking at your sig, looks like you have an EX. I don't know if that is different then our SD.

 

Grant, he posted this in the Excursion forum a while back and I posted this pic for him.

It's been posted here quite a bit and I think you'll find it a tad more "complete" than the one's you linked to.



Just thought I'd post it here so you can save it for future use!

It's the same, buddy.

Stewart

 

Im sorry it has been posted so much. I am no mechanic, I just read on here and try to figure out what I need. I know I will be towing a 6500# TT with it and figured I needed an extra cooler. I bought one without checking (based on the pics) and took it to a mechanic as well as a transmission guy here in town. They both told me it had a large one on it already. Their defintion of large and mine might be different. They seem to think the stock was good enough. I just want to make sure it stays cool while hauling it in the mountains. I plan on taking it back and having them install it anyway. I was not there either time they were looking at the cooler so I do not know how big mine is nor where it is located. My stock one probably is fine no more than i a pulling but i like having extra protection. My 30 DAY return was about up so I was trying to get some info. Thanks alot for the help!

 

No apologies necessary.

Print the picture, take it with you, and have them point out your trans cooler. That way you can compare them yourself.

Stewart

 

Show-off....JK. Great pic and comparison. My computer will remember that now I just have to remember where I saved it.