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Old 05-18-2011, 09:14 AM
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I put the trans cooler in yesterday. Here's how I ran it. The line comes out of trans to the top of the rad. Then from the rad to the b/m trans cooler. then out the other side of trans cooler back to the tranny. Is the the right way to install the lines?
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The bottom line from trans to radiator is the feed to the radiator and top line from radiator is return to trans. If I read this right then you have the fluid going to your external cooler first and then the stocker. Should be the other way around.
I dont use my stock cooler. I have the bottom line (fluid coming from trans) going into the bottom of my external cooler and top line of external cooler going back to trans.
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You shouldn't even be using the cooler in the radiator. Just run the lines straight to the cooler. Can't remember which one is supply and return coming out of the trans though.
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Originally Posted by senicalj4579
The bottom line from trans to radiator is the feed to the radiator and top line from radiator is return to trans. If I read this right then you have the fluid going to your external cooler first and then the stocker. Should be the other way around.
I dont use my stock cooler. I have the bottom line (fluid coming from trans) going into the bottom of my external cooler and top line of external cooler going back to trans.
What do you plug the rad holes with then?
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What do you plug the rad holes with then?
It doesn't hurt to run both, I have for 6 years.
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Just looked under the car. I have the cooler after the stock cooler. It's hooked up to the top line. Looks like I'm good to go.




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