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Old Sep 23, 2010 | 07:24 PM
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Question on radiator lines

OK, I need some help on figuring out what lines go where around the radiator. There are two fittings on the bottom of the radiator for a 3/8 or so hose, where do these go? Also, the tranny has two lines for the cooler, dont those just go to the trannsmission cooler? thanks for the help guys
 
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Old Sep 23, 2010 | 11:24 PM
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The lines on the bottom of the radiator are the transmission fluid cooler ports.

If you have an automatic transmission then yes it'll have a supply and return port that usually does go to and from a transmission fluid cooler.

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Old Sep 24, 2010 | 02:02 PM
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Ok, so its in one side of the radiator, out the other, then in one side of the tranny cooler and out the otherside back to the transmission. Is that right? Just need to figure out which ports are for feed and return then if is
 
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Old Sep 24, 2010 | 02:19 PM
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Yup, Basically ... I personally hate Slushboxes so someone else will have to ID the supply and return ports!

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Old Sep 24, 2010 | 04:27 PM
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it can be either supply or return its ur decision cause it is just a pipe inside the rad so flow dont matter
 
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Old Sep 24, 2010 | 07:41 PM
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I bought a radiator from O'Reilly that had the same 2 fittings. I kept the tranmission cooler and just bypassed the radiator for cooling the transmission. If I ever start hauling or carrying much of a load I will hook the lines up for extra cooling.
 
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Old Sep 24, 2010 | 10:41 PM
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mine is plumbed from front line on trans to the left side of radiator, out the right side to auxillary cooler, then from cooler to rear line on trans.
 
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