1999 2500 4x4 has plow prep and tow package. Looking for your opinions on trans coolers. Any favorites? Looking for some extra cooling when towing on hot July days.

 

Please do a search here on DF. There are tons of threads and not to mention DIY's on this exact subject. Thanks and Welcome to DF.

 

dhvaughan has a thread around here somewhere, he installed a nice big diesel size tranny cooler...

That outta be enough

 

thanks for the input.

 

Add a extra capacity transmission pan for starters. I did this while using the stock Tow package cooler and my trans. temps have never went over 165 degrees on hot miserable days towing a horse trailer with 2 horses and a 30 mph sidewind.

 

This is the cooler:
True, it is enough.

 

Yea I have the the extra big pan. My 8000 lbs travel trailer got her up a bit past 190 yesterday... I think she needs a bit more... Thank you Arde!

 

all ways use high pressure hose. any good REAL parts house can get it for you. but steel tubing is better. do NOT use any thing else, ie copper and so no. the factory used steel for a reason. here is an external fluid filter. heres a paste sorry, live with it.

man o man i about forgot yes its a cut & past sorry. __________________
after you clean the trans. add this to your*chrysler*trans. an external fluid filter
1. go to auto-zone. get 2210, its called a power steering filter, but it is for transs to. it is for 3/8 tubing. by (magna-fine) be sure to use high pressure hose. Reff:http://www.magnafilter.com.au/magna-fine.html*
2. for other sizes wix 58964 5/16 tube size reff:http://www.wixfilters.com/filterlook...sionfilter.asp

 

here you go: scroll to the end for the big one.
https://dodgeforum.com/forum/2nd-gen...ter-added.html