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As the title says, can I just run an oversized oil cooler by itself instead of running the lines into the radiator and then the cooler? The radiators are a bit cheaper without the auto trans ports in them. Thank you
All that the radiator element is doing is warming up the fluid. So if you live in a warmer climate, you can very well run it through a cooler. Even better, you can install a cooler with an integrated thermostat that will bypass the internal cooler until the fluid reaches a certain temperature. I did this on my Ford Taurus, and used a B&M SuperCooler. Works great!
-Nick M.
Columbia, SC
66 Squire, 89 Colony Park, 90 TC, 03 TC, 06 TC, 07 TC (2x)
03 BMW 540iT, 07 Toyota Tundra SR5 Dbl Cab/5.7 2WD
Hmmmm......that's interesting. I didn't know that was the function of radiator in regard to the transmission. That would make sense though. When I was running the TH250 in the Malibu, I baked it one night in heavy traffic. I couldn't understand why since I was running a 4-core radiator and the engine saw 200* max in that traffic. I was told that the tranny lines make one pass on one row and then exit back to the transmission. I ended up getting a cooler for the TH350 that followed.
So back on the AOD; it gets cold in the winter, but hottish in the summer. If I run the cooler alone, can I block it off (with cardboard) in the winter and monitor the trans temp?
I wouldn't do it in NJ. You want some fluid heating going on. You'd be a bit screwed if you bake a transmission from having overly thick cold fluid in it. Not only would you be out a trans, you'd still need another radiator.
86 Lincoln Town Car (Galactica).
5.0 HO, CompCams XE258,Scorpion 1.72 roller rockers, 3.55 K code rear, tow package, BHPerformance ported E7 heads, Tmoss Explorer intake, 65mm throttle body, Hedman 1 5/8" headers, 2.5" dual exhaust, ASP underdrive pulley
91 Lincoln Mark VII LSC grandpa spec white and cranberry
1984 Lincoln Continental TurboDiesel - rolls coal
Originally posted by phayzer5
I drive a Lincoln. I can't be bothered to shift like the peasants and rabble rousers
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