Deep Tranney Pan --46RE
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Deep Tranney Pan --46RE
A recent Summit Racing catalog is advertising a Hughes deep trannsmission pan for a 46RE/47RE@ a price of$186 plus shipping. It claims 4 qt. extra capacity.
Has anyone had experience with this pan(HUP-HP1580+) page 203 in Jan. Feb. 2008 Summit catalog?
Are their other comparable tranny pans from other companies that are less expensive?
96, 1500, 5.9, 136K miles __primary use pulling a 22 ft. travel trailer or 2 stall horse trailer.
Has anyone had experience with this pan(HUP-HP1580+) page 203 in Jan. Feb. 2008 Summit catalog?
Are their other comparable tranny pans from other companies that are less expensive?
96, 1500, 5.9, 136K miles __primary use pulling a 22 ft. travel trailer or 2 stall horse trailer.
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RE: Deep Tranney Pan --46RE
A deep pan is nice, but it can be a double edged sword too. More fluid takes longer to heat up, so you typically have cooler temps with a larger pan. If if you do overheat though, that extra fluid also takes longer to cool down. If you do get a new pan, make sure it has a drain plug in it. A great way to cool down an overheating trans is to simply empty the fluid out (drain plug makes this a peice of cake), and poor in some nice cold fluid in its place.
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RE: Deep Tranney Pan --46RE
ORIGINAL: Cereal Killer
Are you sure it's a good idea to drain the fluid out of an overheating transmission? It's not that I doubt you... it just seems like that could really cause problems.
Are you sure it's a good idea to drain the fluid out of an overheating transmission? It's not that I doubt you... it just seems like that could really cause problems.
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ORIGINAL: Silver_Dodge
That's possible, but i've seen it done, and it worked very good. This guys trans was prone to overheating, so he kept a jug of trans cooler in his ice chest in the back of the pickup. When it overheated one time when we were up near Mt. Ouray, he drained the hot fluid into an empty jug, and poored in the cold fluid. Temps shot right down, and he was able to get it to the next town without worrying about it really overheating, breaking things worse. It was a quick fix, but obviously only a band-aid type fix. But it worked in that situation, so I think having the drain plug at least gives you that option to do something like that should the situation warrant it.
ORIGINAL: Cereal Killer
Are you sure it's a good idea to drain the fluid out of an overheating transmission? It's not that I doubt you... it just seems like that could really cause problems.
Are you sure it's a good idea to drain the fluid out of an overheating transmission? It's not that I doubt you... it just seems like that could really cause problems.
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RE: Deep Tranney Pan --46RE
ORIGINAL: Silver_Dodge
That's possible, but i've seen it done, and it worked very good. This guys trans was prone to overheating, so he kept a jug of trans cooler in his ice chest in the back of the pickup. When it overheated one time when we were up near Mt. Ouray, he drained the hot fluid into an empty jug, and poored in the cold fluid. Temps shot right down, and he was able to get it to the next town without worrying about it really overheating, breaking things worse. It was a quick fix, but obviously only a band-aid type fix. But it worked in that situation, so I think having the drain plug at least gives you that option to do something like that should the situation warrant it.
ORIGINAL: Cereal Killer
Are you sure it's a good idea to drain the fluid out of an overheating transmission? It's not that I doubt you... it just seems like that could really cause problems.
Are you sure it's a good idea to drain the fluid out of an overheating transmission? It's not that I doubt you... it just seems like that could really cause problems.
True about the drain plug, that alone makes it worth switching the pan. If I ever have to drop my tranny pan (change the bands or the fluid or whatever) I'd definetly at least put a drain plug in my existing pan.
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I AGREE WITH THE GUYS ABOVE! SPEND YOUR MONEY ON A GOOD COOLER 12X12 OR BIGGER! THERE IS A ONE WAY CHECK VALVE IN THE COOLER LINE THAT SHOULD BE REMOVED ALSO! JUST DONT CROSS YOUR PRESUIRE AND RETURN LINES! IF YOUR PULLING A 22FT TRAILER I WOULD INVEST IN A TUGGER KIT OR A JR SHIFT KIT SOME REDBACK CLUTCHES! I PULL A 4,000 POUND BOAT AND A TRAVEL TRAILER AND IT WILL SLAP YOU IN THE BACK OUT OF EVERY SHIFT! INSTALLING A DRAIN PLUG IS A GOOD IDEA IF THE TRANNY WAS REBUILT BUT IF IT HAS MILES LEAVE IT ALONE!