transmission cooling

[Jamminjohn]

Sorry for the stupid question.
do you have to hook the transmission cooling lines?

if not can the be plugged?



thanks,
John


th350
SBC 350
72 k5 4x4

[cleszkie]

I would strongly recommend it. The auto makers all have tranny coolers built into the radiators for a reason. Heat kills transmissions. Besides, it allows you to run a larger volume of fluid which helps with cooling too.

[mcmlxix]

Why don't you want to connect the lines? Missing lines? Radiator doesn't have a built in cooler?

A lot of people in the warmer states add an additional transmisison cooler besides running the one in the radiator. Being in Long Beach, I would not plug or bypass your factory cooler....

[87Skier]

Don't plug them. Some transmissions send all fluid through lines, so if you plug them, you may kill the transmission.

If you just need to test the transmission you could connect them together, but definitely get a cooler in there unless you like rebuilding transmissions.

[Jamminjohn]

yes, missing cooling lines.
And didn't realize my new radiator had the connections for the lines.

I will order the lines and hook them up.


thanks guys.