92 F150 5.0 XLT Automatic 2wd

As title says. Does a stock trans cooler receive the fluid first or radiator?

And upper line to radiator is the return line no matter if its aftermarket or not radiator?

I have a post below and I answered most of my questions by research for past 6 hours. However this title of this post I think will attract more attention/answers.

 

The radiator cooler gets the flow from the transmission, then it goes to the aux cooler, then back to the transmission.

 

The flow through the radiator when the ports are top and bottom are IN the top and OUT the bottom.The aux cooler is after the rad because there it can cool already cooled down fluid,which is much more efficient for an air cooler.

 

What im understanding is the flow is Transmission To Radiator to Aux Cooler back to transmission.
And Fordf250hdxlt's post is kinda confusing. Is he saying the top is the supply with bottom being the outlet to aux cooler?

Can someone pls confirm the direction of the flow thru the Main Radiator??

 

The flow is from the transmission to the top of the radiator cooler, then from the bottom of the radiator cooler to the aux cooler, then back to the transmission.

 

Much appreciated...

About 6 disassembles later of fan/fan shroud etc... got everything taken care of

Found out first leak that caused me to start this project was a leak from somewhere above the waterpump.
From there I pressure tested the radiator to find another leak in the passenger side of the radiator.
From there I pulled the radiator from a parts truck after pressure testing the parts truck radiator and replaced but not w/o problems.
-- Couldn't get the trans cooler lines disconnected from main truck so I cut them and spaced about 3" apart to replace with trans fluid 5/16" rated lines.
Found the main leak in the top of two smaller lines that come in from the passenger side to the water pump.
Thought I was done after replacement!!!! NOT!!!!

Come to find out I must of messed something up in the tension pulley on the serpentine belt from pulling the belt off to get better access.

So I had to pull the tension pulley assembly off of parts truck and put it on the work truck which fixed the jumping issue.

Then found out I still had a small leak in the connection from the top radiator hose to the thermostat housing and no matter how much i tightened it I went threw two hoses and two different clamps I still got a small leak when pressurized up to 15pounds. So I used the sealer that is rated/specialized for thermostat gaskets from autozone and applied that around the thermostat housing then slid the hose and clamped and let sit for awhile. Pressured and wah lah.

300-500$ in parts and 1000$-2500$ in labor later I did for up under 25$ with a parts truck a few hose clamps/hose from autozone thanks to this forum

Much love....

 

Hey a few skun knuckles,a couple choice words,and a little time and money sure beats paying someone else for the pleasure.

Happy truckin'.