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From : gary glaenzer
Q: nope or else id have a list of transmissions that you dont unhook the radiator cooler on.......... hey gary... got into a discussion with a friend last night on transmission coolers for trucks with automatics and i wanted your opinion we were talking about add-on tranny coolers and i parroted your theory on disconnecting the radiator cooler because it could heat up your tranny fluid... he said that you should not remove the tranny cooler because it was needed to warm the tranny fluid so that it was in the operating temperature range needed to make the tranny perform and that the newer transmissions needed a temp of at least 160 to 180 to work..... he has a ford 3/4 ton diesel so i take all he says with a grain of salt ive always believed that you cant get a tranny too cool.. especially here in california where 30 degrees is cold.... do you know of any transmissions that actually require a min temp that high .
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From : roy
hey gary... got into a discussion with a friend last night on transmission coolers for trucks with automatics and i wanted your opinion we were talking about add-on tranny coolers and i parroted your theory on disconnecting the radiator cooler because it could heat up your tranny fluid... he said that you should not remove the tranny cooler because it was needed to warm the tranny fluid so that it was in the operating temperature range needed to make the tranny perform and that the newer transmissions needed a temp of at least 160 to 180 to work..... he has a ford 3/4 ton diesel so i take all he says with a grain of salt you might want to ask your friend where the temp sensor he has is located. i run all winter at 140-150 unless im pushing snow. if i get to 200 for a sustained period i back off a bit. my sensor is in the line going to the cooler. what gary has said makes sense to me. if i were to require an additional cooler the factory one would be cut out of the loop. roy .
From : jerry
roy wrote you might want to ask your friend where the temp sensor he has is located. i run all winter at 140-150 unless im pushing snow. if i get to 200 for a sustained period i back off a bit. my sensor is in the line going to the cooler. what gary has said makes sense to me. if i were to require an additional cooler the factory one would be cut out of the loop. roy what would be the advantage in that since our transmissions dont run the fluid through the radiator wouldnt two cooler in-line be more advantageous just curious. jerry .
From : mac davis
on mon 15 sep 2003 183810 gmt gary glaenzer nobulltrans@mchsi.com wrote thanks gary... thats what i thought but he was so sincere.... nope or else id have a list of transmissions that you dont unhook the radiator cooler on.......... hey gary... got into a discussion with a friend last night on transmission coolers for trucks with automatics and i wanted your opinion we were talking about add-on tranny coolers and i parroted your theory on disconnecting the radiator cooler because it could heat up your tranny fluid... he said that you should not remove the tranny cooler because it was needed to warm the tranny fluid so that it was in the operating temperature range needed to make the tranny perform and that the newer transmissions needed a temp of at least 160 to 180 to work..... he has a ford 3/4 ton diesel so i take all he says with a grain of salt ive always believed that you cant get a tranny too cool.. especially here in california where 30 degrees is cold.... do you know of any transmissions that actually require a min temp that high .
From : john kunkel
hey gary... got into a discussion with a friend last night on transmission coolers for trucks with automatics and i wanted your opinion we were talking about add-on tranny coolers and i parroted your theory on disconnecting the radiator cooler because it could heat up your tranny fluid... he said that you should not remove the tranny cooler because it was needed to warm the tranny fluid so that it was in the operating temperature range needed to make the tranny perform and that the newer transmissions needed a temp of at least 160 to 180 to work..... he has a ford 3/4 ton diesel so i take all he says with a grain of salt ive always believed that you cant get a tranny too cool.. especially here in california where 30 degrees is cold.... do you know of any transmissions that actually require a min temp that high instead of asking an opinionated group member why not shoot some e-mail inquiries to the fluid refiners and see what they recommend for minimum fluid temperature. i think youll find their responses in line with your friends recommendation. remember the old admonition about never working a device hard until it warms up that isnt in agreement with the philosophy of you cant get a tranny too cool. not a big worry in most of california but dont forget the frozen north. john .
From : roy
roy wrote you might want to ask your friend where the temp sensor he has is located. i run all winter at 140-150 unless im pushing snow. if i get to 200 for a sustained period i back off a bit. my sensor is in the line going to the cooler. what gary has said makes sense to me. if i were to require an additional cooler the factory one would be cut out of the loop. roy what would be the advantage in that since our transmissions dont run the fluid through the radiator wouldnt two cooler in-line be more advantageous just curious. you are right. i was mixing the dak and the cummins. my bad. roy jerry .
From : roy
instead of asking an opinionated group member why not shoot some e-mail inquiries to the fluid refiners and see what they recommend for minimum fluid temperature. i think youll find their responses in line with your friends recommendation. remember the old admonition about never working a device hard until it warms up that isnt in agreement with the philosophy of you cant get a tranny too cool. not a big worry in most of california but dont forget the frozen north. john john i believe most of the fluid is there to help dissipate heat. i was getting to what i felt a little too warm and went to a double deep pan to increase the amount of fluid. the temp dropped about 15 degrees. id suggest some email inquires to the folks who build the transmissions and ask them what they feel is a safe operating range for their equipment. try dttat www.dieseltrans.com roy .
From : john kunkel
id suggest some email inquires to the folks who build the transmissions and ask them what they feel is a safe operating range for their equipment. try dttat www.dieseltrans.com btdt 160 is bills recommended ideal temperature. thats what the refiners will tell you too. stack coolers ten deep in an attempt to lower it below that and you serve no purpose. john .
From : tom lawrence
what would be the advantage in that since our transmissions dont run the fluid through the radiator wouldnt two cooler in-line be more advantageous just curious. what do you mean by our transmissions quoting directly from the 1995 fsm for rams all gas powered models equipped with an automatic transmission are equipped with a transmission oil cooler mounted internally within the radiator side tank. this internal cooler is supplied as standard equipment on all gas powered models equipped with an automatic transmission. all diesel models equipped with an automatic transmission are equipped with both a main water-to-oil cooler and a separate air-to-oil cooler. both coolers are supplied as standard equipment on diesel engine powered moels when equipped with an automatic transmission. now whether the cooler is mounted inside the radiator like the gas engines or externally like the diesel engines you still have transmission oil exchanging heat with engine coolant and therefore the potential at some point for cross-contamination. on either engine you can bypass the water-to-oil cooler while retaining the air-to-oil cooler. especially on the diesel engines with the water-to-oil cooler being mounted right underneath the turbo i wonder how much cooling it can really do sitting next to an 1100f chunk of cast iron like that. .
From : jerry
tom lawrence wrote what do you mean by our transmissions we both drive the same type of trucks. but you already knew that didnt you. quoting directly from the 1995 fsm for rams all gas powered models equipped with an automatic transmission are equipped with a transmission oil cooler mounted internally within the radiator side tank. this internal cooler is supplied as standard equipment on all gas powered models equipped with an automatic transmission. who cares i was talking to roy about our trucks. all diesel models equipped with an automatic transmission are equipped with both a main water-to-oil cooler and a separate air-to-oil cooler. both coolers are supplied as standard equipment on diesel engine powered moels when equipped with an automatic transmission. so what does that have to do about the topic being fluid routed directly through the radiator now whether the cooler is mounted inside the radiator like the gas engines or externally like the diesel engines you still have transmission oil exchanging heat with engine coolant and therefore the potential at some point for cross-contamination. funny i didnt hear anyone talking about cross contamination. only heard talk about temperature radiators and the effects of operation of the transmission. on either engine you can bypass the water-to-oil cooler while retaining the air-to-oil cooler. ok if you want to. especially on the diesel engines with the water-to-oil cooler being mounted right underneath the turbo i wonder how much cooling it can really do sitting next to an 1100f chunk of cast iron like that. little exaggeration on the external temperature of the engine/turbo isnt it tommy. ever stick your hand down there while the engine is running you really think the ambient temperature around that cooler is 1100 degrees. i think the engineers at chrysler and cummins pretty much knew what they were doing. havent heard of a transmission on the dodge cummins burning up yet from lack of cooling because of that chunk of cast iron as you call it. again .......... on our trucks i see no advantage in bypassing the factory cooler. jerry .
From : mac davis
on tue 16 sep 2003 174149 gmt john kunkel kunkel.j@shorts.comcast.net wrote john.. if i wanted to ask an opinionated group member i would of asked you. instead i asked gary... a professional and owner of a transmission shop.. hey gary... got into a discussion with a friend last night on transmission coolers for trucks with automatics and i wanted your opinion we were talking about add-on tranny coolers and i parroted your theory on disconnecting the radiator cooler because it could heat up your tranny fluid... he said that you should not remove the tranny cooler because it was needed to warm the tranny fluid so that it was in the operating temperature range needed to make the tranny perform and that the newer transmissions needed a temp of at least 160 to 180 to work..... he has a ford 3/4 ton diesel so i take all he says with a grain of salt ive always believed that you cant get a tranny too cool.. especially here in california where 30 degrees is cold.... do you know of any transmissions that actually require a min temp that high instead of asking an opinionated group member why not shoot some e-mail inquiries to the fluid refiners and see what they recommend for minimum fluid temperature. i think youll find their responses in line with your friends recommendation. remember the old admonition about never working a device hard until it warms up that isnt in agreement with the philosophy of you cant get a tranny too cool. not a big worry in most of california but dont forget the frozen north. john .
From : john kunkel
on tue 16 sep 2003 174149 gmt john kunkel kunkel.j@shorts.comcast.net wrote john.. if i wanted to ask an opinionated group member i would of asked you. if i wanted to post a message on a ng i would learn to use the keys at either end of the keyboard second row up. instead i asked gary... a professional and owner of a transmission shop.. the owner part of that is obvious but a professional knows the difference between opinion and fact. john .
From : kevin
tell you what. keep the inline factory cooler and add an additional. i have no idea the correct mileage of my 77 dodge but i do know that it has had the factory cooler and an aftermarked cooler air to fluid since new and the tranny still works great. being an old truck i want the fluid to not overheat but i know on a cold morning up here in the northwest 30 degrees my truck needs to warm up a bit before it will fully engage gears smoothly... hey gary... got into a discussion with a friend last night on transmission coolers for trucks with automatics and i wanted your opinion we were talking about add-on tranny coolers and i parroted your theory on disconnecting the radiator cooler because it could heat up your tranny fluid... he said that you should not remove the tranny cooler because it was needed to warm the tranny fluid so that it was in the operating temperature range needed to make the tranny perform and that the newer transmissions needed a temp of at least 160 to 180 to work..... he has a ford 3/4 ton diesel so i take all he says with a grain of salt ive always believed that you cant get a tranny too cool.. especially here in california where 30 degrees is cold.... do you know of any transmissions that actually require a min temp that high .
From : roy
little exaggeration on the external temperature of the engine/turbo isnt it tommy. ever stick your hand down there while the engine is running you really think the ambient temperature around that cooler is 1100 degrees. i think the engineers at chrysler and cummins pretty much knew what they were doing. havent heard of a transmission on the dodge cummins burning up yet from lack of cooling because of that chunk of cast iron as you call it. again .......... on our trucks i see no advantage in bypassing the factory cooler. jerry im not sure how hot the turbo or the air around it becomes. but the egt stays around 500-600 degrees unless im working it hard. thinking about it the bearing in the turbo does get real hot but i dont see that coming into play with the transmission temp. roy .
From : jerry
roy wrote im not sure how hot the turbo or the air around it becomes. but the egt stays around 500-600 degrees unless im working it hard. thinking about it the bearing in the turbo does get real hot but i dont see that coming into play with the transmission temp. roy i would imagine the turbo gets pretty damn hot but no where near 1100 degrees. i would assume your pyro is pre turbo and you are reading temp right from the cylinders. supposedly post turbo is about 300 degrees lower so with air flow around the cooler i dont think air temperature is a concern. think about how fast that exhaust gas cools by the time it gets to the end of the tail pipe. jerry .
From : mac davismac davis
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From : mac davis
on wed 17 sep 2003 180812 gmt john kunkel kunkel.j@shorts.comcast.net wrote on tue 16 sep 2003 174149 gmt john kunkel kunkel.j@shorts.comcast.net wrote john.. if i wanted to ask an opinionated group member i would of asked you. if i wanted to post a message on a ng i would learn to use the keys at either end of the keyboard second row up. instead i asked gary... a professional and owner of a transmission shop.. the owner part of that is obvious but a professional knows the difference between opinion and fact. john if i wanted to talk to you i wouldnt have pinged gary.... or to put it in words that you and your keyboard understand for the reading challenged that need caps to function if i wanted to hear an asshole i would have farted. .
From : mac davis
on fri 19 sep 2003 172847 gmt john kunkel kunkel.j@shorts.comcast.net wrote or to put it in words that you and your keyboard understand for the reading challenged that need caps to function ifcapsaretoomuchofabotherwhynotpostinthisformatitsavesalotoftimeandreducesba ndwidthconsiderablyjohn hmm... my guess is that because unlike the you and your butt buddies my iq is above room temperature .
From : budd cochran
i have the similar set up on my 79 d-150 318 with 727 and over 300000 miles on both. i ran one full colorado rocky mountain winter with just the auxiliary cooler and never had a problem. if your trans isnt shifting right when cold then you need it serviced. its not the fluids temperature thats causing the problem. budd kevin wrote tell you what. keep the inline factory cooler and add an additional. i have no idea the correct mileage of my 77 dodge but i do know that it has had the factory cooler and an aftermarked cooler air to fluid since new and the tranny still works great. being an old truck i want the fluid to not overheat but i know on a cold morning up here in the northwest 30 degrees my truck needs to warm up a bit before it will fully engage gears smoothly... hey gary... got into a discussion with a friend last night on transmission coolers for trucks with automatics and i wanted your opinion we were talking about add-on tranny coolers and i parroted your theory on disconnecting the radiator cooler because it could heat up your tranny fluid... he said that you should not remove the tranny cooler because it was needed to warm the tranny fluid so that it was in the operating temperature range needed to make the tranny perform and that the newer transmissions needed a temp of at least 160 to 180 to work..... he has a ford 3/4 ton diesel so i take all he says with a grain of salt ive always believed that you cant get a tranny too cool.. especially here in california where 30 degrees is cold.... do you know of any transmissions that actually require a min temp that high .
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From : john kunkel
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