firechicken2k

was wondering if may be anybody here would have an idea as to what's up.
my complete mod list is in sig.

the tranny cooler *does not* go through the radiator. its only being cooled by the 24k cooler

during normal driving, on the highway - it is fine. i see temps of 160 degrees while just cruising.

during normal driving, on the street - it is not fine. temp goes up indefinitely, if i let it. if i just stand around in a traffic jam or something - within 10 minutes i see temps of 220 degrees.

if i've been driving for a bit now, and my temp is 180 degrees - and i go up a hill or something for 1,000ft - my temp will also be around 220 degrees once i'm at the top of the hill.


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fluids are new, filters are new, cooler works, everything in the sig was installed professionally by TTP (a sponsor here) ...

strokedls1

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Might want to go to a bigger cooler. You can also get a thermostatically controlled fan to put on it from summit. It may cost 200 for a kit with cooler and fan, but a lot cheaper than a rebuild on the tranny.

firechicken2k

wouldn't happen to have a link to this fan, would you ?

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strokedls1

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There are a few in the summit parts catalog. I will give you the parts numbers.
B&M 9x13.5x3.5 BMM-70297 $209.88
B&M 6.5x10.5x4 BMM-70298 $189.88
Flex-a-lite 7.5x12 FLX-4190 $156.88
Perma-Cool 900cfm 3.75x10.5x14 PRM-12311 $135.88
Perma-Cool 1,250 cfm 4x10.5x18 PRM-12315 $165.88
Perma-Cool install transmision kit PRM-107 $19.88

Jimmy P

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I wouldn't recommend a Permacool trans cooler, fan or not. I bought one that had an all aluminum design. It didn't seem to cool that well, and was leaking. You have be extra carefull with an all aluminum trans cooler.
I currently run a B&M 24,000 and a B&M 29,000 with a fan on it. I haven't driven it in real hot weather yet, but it should keep the trans within a good operating temperature.

TTPMatt

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We could go with the 24k GVW with the electric fan... Problem is mounting it in a good location.

firechicken2k

was also thinking about a deeper pan, also - to hold more fluid.. not sure if it'd make us lose clearance though - looked pretty big
what's the problem with mounting it where the current one is? and would it be possible / beneficial to run both at the same time? sorry if it's stupid questions

BlackHawk T/A

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By the way, what are acceptable operating temps?

Never know if you may be freaking out over something normal...

firechicken2k

i do not smash the fun pedal when the temp is 200 degrees.

i let the tranny cool down when it reaches 220 degrees (usually 10 mins after it reaches 200 ... )

when it is at that point, it takes it about 2 mins to reach 240 but i did not let it reach this temp for awhile now.