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| | | | Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 684 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 684 | Do any of you have a temp gauge on your transmisson fluid lines?
I have '63 with a 327 and a 700R4 Tranny that is being cooled by 2- 6in by 9 in. oil coolers behind the grill. This is the way it was plumbed when I bought it. The radiator has lines for the oil cooler but they were bypassed to the air coolers. Any opinons as to the best route to go for transmisson fluid cooling?
Cleon
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| | | | | Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 1,554 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 1,554 | Sounds OK to me. I am running a 350 and 700R4 trans in my 55.The only cooler I am using is a small aftermarket cooler mounted in front of the radiator.I have been running this combo for about 5 years with no problems.So if you are using two of them you should be OK. | | | | | Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 29,782 Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer) | | Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer) Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 29,782 | Be careful not to over-cool the fluid. In the winter, it might be good to use the radiator mounted cooler to help evaporate contaminants out of the trans fluid. The radiator-mounted cooler is downstream of the cooling fins, so the coolant gets a major temp drop before it gets to the trans fluid. I would expect the trans fluid to be somewhere around 175-200 degrees on its way back to the transmission. That should be plenty cool for all but heavy-duty towing situations.
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