Re: Trans Cooler/Cruise Control

[bearbvd@domain.elided (Greg Hermann)]

>"John A. Landry" wrote:
>> It's common practice when installing an aftermarket transmission fluid
>> cooler to leave the fluid routed through the radiator *first* then through
>> the aftermarket cooler.  Leaving the fluid to pass through the radiator
>> first helps warm it on cold mornings.  Having the auxiliary cooler in place
>
>Is this really the way to do it, John?
>
>I was thinking it would be better to hit the AUX cooler (in front of the
>radiator) first to cool it down as much as possible (assuming a huge aux
>cooler) and then run it through the in-radiator cooler to add a little
>heat back in for those cold mornings..
>
>Would it be possible to heat the fluid first (in rad) then cool it down
>too much AFTER the factory cooler, and negate any heat added?

Through the in radiator cooler, then through a THERMOSTATIC valve (with a
bypass port) , then through the fluid to air cooler is the really RIGHT way
to do it! One of the valves meant to go on top of a domestic hat water
heater will work pretty well for this!

!40 or 150 F going back to the tranny is plenty warm enough for the fluid.

Regards, Greg