All I have left to do on my 56 pickup is to hook the tranny cooler to the TH350 tranny. The cooler is made by Hayden and sold under the Parts Master name. Does it matter which cooler line goes in which end of the cooler? I've always ran the lines in and out of the cooler side on the rad but the rad doesn't have that option
You can run them either way.... If you run them to the cooler then the radiator then the tranny, its a preheater setup, used by many tow vehicles in cold climates. If you run them to the radiator, then the cooler then the tranny, its further cooling the fluid for warm climates. Argument becomes, If you run the lines to the radiator then cooler your adding more heat to the radiator.....Make sure your radiator has the capacity, or if overheating becomes an issue switch them until you get a bigger radiator.... Ideally is to keep both components at the same temp... 180ish or so
I was about to say don't run through the radiator at all. Then I noticed where you are... I would imagine the above advice is ideal. Posted using the Full Custom H.A.M.B. App!
From what he said his radiator doesn't have a cooler in it. Shouldn't matter, usually plumb it so the flow is top to bottom.
This cooler mount sideways with the 2 hoses coming out the bottom. The lines will run direct to the cooler and by pass the rad all together. We don't get a lot of hot weather up here so as long as I can keep all the temperatures in check, that's all I'm going to worry about.
I've never run a "heat exchanger" for a tranny, in Tx it just flat doesn't work, over time coolant temps heat up tranny temps. But I have to think in the great white north it would come in handy... Posted using the Full Custom H.A.M.B. App!
My choice would be to run the supply at the bottom and the return at the top. The reason is to keep the hot fluid in the coil longer, when it comes out it will be the coolest. This is minimal but more efficient, either way will work tho. Of course if your cooler has both lines out of one end it won't matter either way
i believe somewhere around 35-50 lbs, do not use regular rubber fuel line....use transmission cooler line
^^^ agreed. I've never seen one above 60, but that was partly due to a clogged cooler. 35-45psi is normal.
Agreed. I personally don't like cooler-only setups for actual DD working vehicles but they'll work fine on a weekend cruiser.
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