Radiator input needed
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Radiator input needed
Found a deal on a radiator, problem is that it does not have the internal transmission cooler so it must have been for a manual trans.
I have an automatic but I also have a huge aftermarket trans cooler in line.
Would you gurus advise using a manual rad on an automatic?
The price is 100.00 not that it would make any differance...
I have an automatic but I also have a huge aftermarket trans cooler in line.
Would you gurus advise using a manual rad on an automatic?
The price is 100.00 not that it would make any differance...
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Some of the guys will know better than I do, but part of the function of that oil cooler being in the rad is to help get the oil up to operating temperature in colder weather. I don't know what or how it would affect things without it. If you were in a warmer climate it may not be an issue, where you are, I don't know.
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Some of the guys will know better than I do, but part of the function of that oil cooler being in the rad is to help get the oil up to operating temperature in colder weather. I don't know what or how it would affect things without it. If you were in a warmer climate it may not be an issue, where you are, I don't know.
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If you don't pull a trailer or carry huge loads, I wouldn't hesitate to use it. Especially if you can find a second transmission cooler to put in line with the one you already have, plus maybe find a cheap deep tranny oil pan for extra, extra cooling.
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I had an 85 F-250 with a 460/C6, I bypassed the rad/trans cooler and only used my A/C condenser which I converted to a transmission cooler. The transmission still reached the same operating temps it did before, it just took longer to reach them in the winter.
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12,000 is onehelluva load on a IDI engine and transmission. I would find a copper radiator, OEM, and run TWO coolers, plus a deep aluminum pan. I pull a 6500 lbs camper, and that's what I did.
I really don't know how you do it with an engine rated at around 200 hp. My 6.9 is only rated 170 hp.
I really don't know how you do it with an engine rated at around 200 hp. My 6.9 is only rated 170 hp.
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I'm actually surprised how easily 200hp will move 12k. I figure total weight(truck/trailer/load) on mine is about 20k at times and it moves pretty good. I laugh when I see all the dodge guys with 4-600hp to pull little trailers that weigh less than 6k.
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Same here, but I did it on my IDI. Works fine, but then again my fan clutch is locked so it blows full speed all the time, which I'm sure helps a lot in an air-only cooling setup.
