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Old 07-30-2010, 10:32 AM
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Default Re: Transmission Temperature

No Photos sorry,

I installed the cooler like this.

I removed the factory cooler the front of radiator. Drilled out the rivets from the bracket so I could put them back on later.
On the passenger side of the radiator is where the stock lines are for the internal cooler, remove lines and install fittings and place a hose between them to bypass creating a U shape.
You will have to cut the bottom line going back into the transmission, put a piece of hose on it and run it to the cooler.
The output line cut the line and run the hose to the other side of the cooler.

Any cut lines I used a pipe cutter then double flanged them to make a mushroom.

The only problem I have run into is the positioning of this huge cooler. Right now its hard to close the hood because it is hitting the 2 bolts for the bottom brackets. I will have to reposition this later.

So how does it work, maybe to good. I drove to work today (55F) and the temp never broke 130F, and most of the time on the highway (80MPH) it stayed around 110F. I am not sure if this is ideal or not, as I just went by the recommedations here. So if anybody knows about this please let me know?????

While doing this I changed the filter and fluid. After I changed the filter, I took the upper radiator transmission line off and put about 5" of rubber hose on it. Then clamped it to a big bucket. I had my wife start the H2 up, and as it pumped the fluid out I poured new fluid in until it ran out cherry red.

So while I was at it I decided to change all of the fluids- radiator, diffs & trans case.
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