Transmission Cooler Question
#11
#12
I am Installing a new 46RE this weekend, and Transmission Depot will not honor my warranty if I don't replace it since it wouldn't flush. The radiator is designed to heat the fluid on cold starts, the coolant is almost always HOTTER than trans fluid should ever be to begin with. (This Georgia heat has my engine running close to 200 in traffic)
#13
#14
radiator is designed to heat the trans fluid more than cool it. My trans runs at 150 deg with the radiator circuit bypassed (ive had it bypassed for 8 year with no issues). Like mentioned before, bypassing the radiator heat ex changer is not a problem unless you live where the ambient temp dips below freezing often.
To the OP - bypass the radiator heat ex-changer and add your new aux cooler. If you are ditching the factory cooler (between the rad and conden.) then be sure to add even another aux cooler like you just bought.
Also, removing the check valve in the trans line before the radiator will help too if you havent done so already.
To the OP - bypass the radiator heat ex-changer and add your new aux cooler. If you are ditching the factory cooler (between the rad and conden.) then be sure to add even another aux cooler like you just bought.
Also, removing the check valve in the trans line before the radiator will help too if you havent done so already.
#15
#17
#18
cjames- I installed my trans temp gauge sender in the accumulator test port. While a pan with a bung for a temp sender would be ideal, i chose the accum. test port because it always has fluid/pressure passing through to give a realistic tranny fluid temperature.
Here is where its located- just unscrew the test port plug and screw in the temp sender. The sender that came with my Autometer trans temp gauge was the correct thread pitch.
https://www.google.com/search?q=46re...5UHHE2OrDToMM:
Here is where its located- just unscrew the test port plug and screw in the temp sender. The sender that came with my Autometer trans temp gauge was the correct thread pitch.
https://www.google.com/search?q=46re...5UHHE2OrDToMM: