Good transmission cooler location?
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Good transmission cooler location?
I'm going to be installing a transmission cooler for my 1994 F250 460. Where would be the best place to mount the tranny cooler at? Any help is appreciated.
Greg
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Somewhere right behind the grill infront of the radiator. Try and install it on the "Cool" side of the engine Radiator.
DO NOT install directly infront of Rad, there must be at least a 1/2 inch air gap inbetween.
DO NOT install directly infront of Rad, there must be at least a 1/2 inch air gap inbetween.
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Thanks for the help!
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I mounted mine right in front of the a/c radiator thingy(i always call it a condenser) my a/c don't work and it's far enough away from the radiator
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I've heard of someone, can't recall if on FTE, or Oil Burners, but someone used the A/C rad for the tranny cooler, overkill maybe, but hey it's already there 
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If anyone wants to try this idea.... Let me give a word of caution.... Just make sure the tubes in the A/C condenser are big enough to carry the volume of oil needed..
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I just added an extra transmission cooler to my 1996 F350 7.5L a few weeks ago. I mounted it inside the frame rail on the passenger side. It took some fabricating but it was well worth the trouble. It already had a small tranny cooler mounted in front of the radiator that Ford put on, but I didn't like the tempatures that I was seeing pulling my boat through the mountains. (220-232 degrees) I mounted the cooler at a slight angle and it has a fan that pulls air across it when the temp gets to 195 degrees. It works so good I've only heard the fan kick on once. The slight angle increased air flow since it is mounted almost flat. Temps stay in the 180-190 degree and I feel better knowing I'm not destroying my transmission with high temps. Let me know if your intrested in some pictures and I'll try and post them.
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On my 94 F250, the factory installed cooler is in front of the radiator. It is mounted across I think driver side. There are two coolers on mine, I guess one is oil(or more likely AC), one is tranny, I'd have to look. They mount on a vertical center support post on the front clip, and I think the other side of the cooler is mounted to the sheet metal of the front clip, I think the sheet metal behind the headlights. Take a look, it should be obvious.
I think the coolers use long(4 inch) straps to tie them to the sheet metal behind the lights.
Most aftermarket coolers just mount in front of the radiator using plastic standoffs or foam rubber bumpers to hold them away from the radiator. Not sure I care for that, but never had problems on other cars I owned where I put in aftermarket.
Main thing is to mount infront of the radiator and not in front of the AC cooler. Leave at least 1/2 inch or more space between the cooler and radiator. Use vibration proof mounts and tie down any loose hoses. Vibration will cause problems in the long run.
Good Luck,
Jim Henderson
I think the coolers use long(4 inch) straps to tie them to the sheet metal behind the lights.
Most aftermarket coolers just mount in front of the radiator using plastic standoffs or foam rubber bumpers to hold them away from the radiator. Not sure I care for that, but never had problems on other cars I owned where I put in aftermarket.
Main thing is to mount infront of the radiator and not in front of the AC cooler. Leave at least 1/2 inch or more space between the cooler and radiator. Use vibration proof mounts and tie down any loose hoses. Vibration will cause problems in the long run.
Good Luck,
Jim Henderson
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That's just a tube type cooler, not as good as the other type, can't recall the name, exact same as engine Radiators.
I have to say, that's a great place for it! Not for offroaders, but highway travelers anyways.
I have to say, that's a great place for it! Not for offroaders, but highway travelers anyways.
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Your right that is a tube type transmission cooler and not a stacked plate cooler. The reason that one was recommended by Summit Racing was the location it was going in. It wasn't being mounted in front of the radiator, it was being laid down in an almost flat position and no air would have crossed through the plates for normal air flow. I didn't want the fan running the whole time the truck was running to draw air across it. I only needed it to when it reached a certain temp. The tube type works for my application and reduces my Transmission Temps 40+ degrees. I'm happy