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what changed?Originally Posted by erau
and the transmission reacted instantly for the better once installed, so if it's happy with it, I'm happy with it.
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my chevy runs threw the radiator before the tranny cooler, came like that stock, and samew ith the ram hemi....Originally Posted by jkeaton
maybe I missed it, sorry if I did, but did you bypass the radiator cooler alltogether or did you run this one in series with it?
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I mentioned earlier in the thread that I bypassed the cooler in the rad completely. I did that because the rad mounted cooler failing is what caused the tranny to fail. I have been told that this failure is fairly common in the Dakota and other Dodge products, so I wanted to avoid that happening again.Originally Posted by jkeaton
maybe I missed it, sorry if I did, but did you bypass the radiator cooler alltogether or did you run this one in series with it?
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what changed?
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Originally Posted by erau
It's been about two years since I did the job, no problems at all. Before installation, after a while of stop-and-go traffic in a typical South Florida summer, the shifts became very firm...I'm guessing it was a transmission program for when the fluid was nearing an upper limit to keep it from getting any hotter. But since installation the shifts stay smooth, which tells me the fluid is staying at a more comfortable temp for the transmission.
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Sorry to bring up an old post but where do you get the quick disconnect fitting to go in the radiator to attach the cooler hose. I can't find anything at the auto parts store and they just stare at me. I don't want to have to cut the line and flare both ends. A part number or picture would be great