MonteC's Transmission Corner (For Info Only)
#31
04-08-2010, 10:07 PM
Great Thread! I have a 95 1500 4x4 w/ 5.2 auto trans. I dropped the pan after about 20k (last time i did it) and there were a few metal shavings. Last week I pulled a camper that weighed about 7000lbs for about 7miles. I turned the O/D off and kept it below 40mph. Since then It has been slamming into and out of O/D at high speeds, but only after driving it for a while. I was wondering how easy it is to install an aftermarket temp gauge. My truck did not come with one and It would give me that "piece of mind" going down the road. I was also told that if you run an aux cooler you have to use both the internal and aux coolers to help it. Thanks in advance for the response. NICE FORD!
Temp gauges are very easy to install. I really like the isspro gauges, very high quality and look remarkable. Ive searched diesel manor for gauges for my f350, they should have everything you need to get a temp gauge set up for your transmission.
Like i said before.. somewhere.. it will depend on your climate as to what coolers you can run. If you live in a cooler climate then you need to run the radiator cooler as well as an aux cooler. In the winter time that rad cooler acts as a "warmer". If its 0 degrees out side and your running down the interstate at 70 that trans is going to cool way down with only an aux cooler, too cold can be bad for the trans as well, the fluid viscosity increases. But if you have the rad cooler in the circuit the engine coolant will keep the fluid from getting too cold. For us southerners, we can bypass the rad cooler all together, i really dont like rad coolers but for some they are a necessary evil.
#32
04-08-2010, 10:58 PM
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Where is the best place to place the thing that takes the temp? I got an aftermarket pan and it has a sensor in the pan. Could use that one but I want to know where the fluid is the hottest.
#33
04-09-2010, 12:32 AM
If it were yours, would you leave it as is or drop the pan and put in a few quarts and a filter? I just wantever would be best to keep it running smooth for the longest.
#34
04-09-2010, 08:51 AM
Cooler feed line. Should be the front line. Check out diesel manor they have a fitting that goes in-line with a temp sensor.
#35
04-09-2010, 08:52 AM
Yeah, I had a few people tell me not to bother with it because it might start new issues in itself.
If it were yours, would you leave it as is or drop the pan and put in a few quarts and a filter? I just wantever would be best to keep it running smooth for the longest.
If it were yours, would you leave it as is or drop the pan and put in a few quarts and a filter? I just wantever would be best to keep it running smooth for the longest.
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04-09-2010, 09:31 AM
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I found a sunpro at advance auto that says it's for oil/water. Would this one work? It has a few fittings in the package but I'm not sure where to tie them in. Any ideas?
#37
04-09-2010, 10:17 AM
Can someone tell me how the rear linkage for the band goes back together Thats the only thing holding me up on my rebuild it just fell apart when I took it apart and didn't get a chance to see, and the book I was sent doesn't have anything about this linkage other than adjustment.
#38
04-09-2010, 11:55 AM
Thank you!
Temp gauges are very easy to install. I really like the isspro gauges, very high quality and look remarkable. Ive searched diesel manor for gauges for my f350, they should have everything you need to get a temp gauge set up for your transmission.
Like i said before.. somewhere.. it will depend on your climate as to what coolers you can run. If you live in a cooler climate then you need to run the radiator cooler as well as an aux cooler. In the winter time that rad cooler acts as a "warmer". If its 0 degrees out side and your running down the interstate at 70 that trans is going to cool way down with only an aux cooler, too cold can be bad for the trans as well, the fluid viscosity increases. But if you have the rad cooler in the circuit the engine coolant will keep the fluid from getting too cold. For us southerners, we can bypass the rad cooler all together, i really dont like rad coolers but for some they are a necessary evil.
Temp gauges are very easy to install. I really like the isspro gauges, very high quality and look remarkable. Ive searched diesel manor for gauges for my f350, they should have everything you need to get a temp gauge set up for your transmission.
Like i said before.. somewhere.. it will depend on your climate as to what coolers you can run. If you live in a cooler climate then you need to run the radiator cooler as well as an aux cooler. In the winter time that rad cooler acts as a "warmer". If its 0 degrees out side and your running down the interstate at 70 that trans is going to cool way down with only an aux cooler, too cold can be bad for the trans as well, the fluid viscosity increases. But if you have the rad cooler in the circuit the engine coolant will keep the fluid from getting too cold. For us southerners, we can bypass the rad cooler all together, i really dont like rad coolers but for some they are a necessary evil.
#39
04-09-2010, 12:39 PM
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When I bought my truck used it came with what appears to be a factory installed aux cooler and the radiator cooler is disconnected. When I hook it back up do I plumb it before or after the aux cooler? Which line from the trans is the feed line, the one with the anti drain back value (which I plan to remove)? Does it matter which fitting on the radiator cooler I hook the feed line to? Do I do anything to clean the radiator cooler before I hook it up? Thanks
The preveius owner may have had the tranny go bad and bypassed that cooler without flushing it.
Dave
