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lyrikz · 03-13-2009, 06:06 PM

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Originally Posted by eightbanger

OK!! clear as crystal, now i'm happy... thanks 72_cheyenne.

Lyrikz do you have an extra oil cooler as well as the one in your rad?

Yes... You want to run an external. The radiator one isnt sufficient from what everyone tells me.. At least fo rmy setup.

eightbanger · 03-13-2009, 06:18 PM

That's interesting lyrikz, I have just sent my trans & converter into the shop to find out why it's dumping fluid when I park, and the guy suspects that the fluid is overheating. Now he thinks it may be the Converter slipping but what you have said has made me think on.

lyrikz · 03-13-2009, 06:20 PM

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Originally Posted by eightbanger

That's interesting lyrikz, I have just sent my trans & converter into the shop to find out why it's dumping fluid when I park, and the guy suspects that the fluid is overheating. Now he thinks it may be the Converter slipping but what you have said has made me think on.

The truck i got my 454 and my th400 out of only used the cooler thats in the radiator. Well, thats a 270hp engine... Mines 500hp beast thats going to do a lot of idling and burnouts and what not... Its really cheap to add a tranny cooler in the front and the tranny will LOVE YOU in the end....

eightbanger · 03-13-2009, 06:44 PM

The odd thing is that when I bought my Truck it came with an external cooler only,

but the Rad was the wrong size for the Truck

So I replaced it with this

So thanks for the eye opener lyrikz...it would seem I need the added cooler.

lyrikz · 03-13-2009, 06:45 PM

AHAHA.. Ya, those 4 cores are a bit spendy... thats what the PO probably did..

Andy4639 · 03-13-2009, 08:38 PM

Here is mine. The reason I ran the cooler lines to the internal first is it doesn't cool as good as the external so I ran my lines to the bottom of Radaitor internal cooler then to the external cooler. then back to the transmission.
This should give me the coolest return tempperature.

Sport/Truck · 03-14-2009, 11:30 AM

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Originally Posted by eightbanger

The odd thing is that when I bought my Truck it came with an external cooler only,

So I replaced it with this

So thanks for the eye opener lyrikz...it would seem I need the added cooler.

What brand of transmission lines are those? It seems to have an extra bend in the long section between the 90* and 45* bends.
s/t

eightbanger · 03-14-2009, 12:23 PM

I bought that setup from one of our vendors...Wes, at Classic Heartbeat. He put the extra bend in the line when I told him what engine and trans I was running. He may be able to give you more detail on the particular make.
Hope this helps.

shooterpcb · 03-14-2009, 03:25 PM

My TH350 doesnt have cooler lines and my aftermarket radiator doesnt have a place for them. Should I get a trans cooler and lines for it? What kind is recommended?

03-13-2009, 06:18 PM	#2
eightbanger 454 MAKES IT ROAR Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Essex, U.K Posts: 2,701	Re: Trans fluid cooling lines. That's interesting lyrikz, I have just sent my trans & converter into the shop to find out why it's dumping fluid when I park, and the guy suspects that the fluid is overheating. Now he thinks it may be the Converter slipping but what you have said has made me think on. __________________ Nigel. An American living in a British body. 1971 Chevy Cheyenne 10 454 "In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act." - George Orwell "When injustice becomes law, resistance becomes duty" - Thomas Jefferson No more pain. 03.12.60 -- 12.28.10 http://www.youtube.com/Eightbanger

03-13-2009, 06:44 PM	#4
eightbanger 454 MAKES IT ROAR Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Essex, U.K Posts: 2,701	Re: Trans fluid cooling lines. The odd thing is that when I bought my Truck it came with an external cooler only, but the Rad was the wrong size for the Truck So I replaced it with this So thanks for the eye opener lyrikz...it would seem I need the added cooler. __________________ Nigel. An American living in a British body. 1971 Chevy Cheyenne 10 454 "In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act." - George Orwell "When injustice becomes law, resistance becomes duty" - Thomas Jefferson No more pain. 03.12.60 -- 12.28.10 http://www.youtube.com/Eightbanger

03-13-2009, 06:45 PM	#5
lyrikz PITbut Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: monroe washington Posts: 3,055	Re: Trans fluid cooling lines. AHAHA.. Ya, those 4 cores are a bit spendy... thats what the PO probably did..

03-13-2009, 08:38 PM	#6
Andy4639 Old member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Liberty, & Garden City S.C. , U.S. Posts: 19,945	Re: Trans fluid cooling lines. Here is mine. The reason I ran the cooler lines to the internal first is it doesn't cool as good as the external so I ran my lines to the bottom of Radaitor internal cooler then to the external cooler. then back to the transmission. This should give me the coolest return tempperature. __________________ 1971 LWB Custom, 6.0LS & 4L80E, Speedhut.com GPS speedometer & gauges with A/C. 20" Boss 338's Grey wheels 4 wheel disc brakes. My Driver Seeing the USA in a 71 Upstate SC GM Truck Club 2013,14 and 2016 Hot Rod Pour Tour http://upstategmtrucks.com/ Get out and drive the truck this summer and have some fun! It sucks not being able to hear! LWB trucks rule, if you don't think so measure your SWB! After talking to tech support at Air Lift I have found out that the kit I need is 60811. Per the measurements I gave them. Ride height of truck inside spring and inside diameter of springs.

03-14-2009, 12:23 PM	#8
eightbanger 454 MAKES IT ROAR Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Essex, U.K Posts: 2,701	Re: Trans fluid cooling lines. I bought that setup from one of our vendors...Wes, at Classic Heartbeat. He put the extra bend in the line when I told him what engine and trans I was running. He may be able to give you more detail on the particular make. Hope this helps. __________________ Nigel. An American living in a British body. 1971 Chevy Cheyenne 10 454 "In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act." - George Orwell "When injustice becomes law, resistance becomes duty" - Thomas Jefferson No more pain. 03.12.60 -- 12.28.10 http://www.youtube.com/Eightbanger

03-14-2009, 03:25 PM	#9
shooterpcb Registered User Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: alabama Posts: 72	Re: Trans fluid cooling lines. My TH350 doesnt have cooler lines and my aftermarket radiator doesnt have a place for them. Should I get a trans cooler and lines for it? What kind is recommended?



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