does a 04 hemi ram 4x4 have a stock trans cooler? im wanting to tow a car for about a 8 hour trip and dont want any problems. i know this is like my second post on towing but i have a nervouse tick in me about making a long hall and being so far away from home .

 

every year and different model of truck comes from the factory with all stock parts. including transmission coolers.

if you are asking if yours is going to adequate... most likely. go count how many rows it has (its right in front of the radiator) there are a few different sizes that dodge has used, 8 row, 12 row, 16 row, and a 24 row.

 

thanks i will count the rows i take it the bigger the better !

 

Haven't you every had the hood open?
This is what the basic cooler looks like on most trucks

 

Lol yes i have i just wanted to make sure i dont want to get stranded out there due to a hot trans ,

 

The cooler shown in RedTruck-Va's post is the standard cooler. 3rd gen Rams do NOT have have a cooler running through the radiator like the old days, just the one shown in the picture. Of course, Dodge offered 8, 12, 16, and 24 row coolers depending on year, and weither it was a 1500, 2500, or 3500. I added an aftermarket cooler and trans temp gauge to the factory 12 row cooler, and when I was pulling a 6500 lb trailer across the mountains in mid summer in CA, it still got hot enough I had to pull over. Granted, hot for me is above 190 for an extended period of time. Trans fluid begins to oxidize and break down above 175 degrees, and these transmissions are not known for the best life expectancy. i wonder though, that the charts for trans fluid temperature are probably based on non synthetic trans fluid, but the Ram's call for full synthetic, so the temp at which it starts to break down may be higher.

http://www.txchange.com/heatchrt.htm

I'm hoping to get 200K out of my transmission so I religiously change the fluid and filters and watch the trans temp like a hawk.

Since you are towing in winter, you should not have a problem with it overheating I would guess.

 

actually theres more than just those. Mine came with a 23 row from the factory (2003)

 

And if you want to upgrade there is this one although I understand they are getting hard to find. (OEM HD 2500)

 

thanks guys ! im just going to go for it, hope trip will be ok ! the weather is cool and im just going to cruise around 70mph and should be good , redtruck that last picture of that cooler thats what im talking about !

ramjam thanks for the chart i also want a trans gauge but this trip came up to fast and with the holiday i will never get it in time

 

The HD cooler must block some air to the radiator as my water temperature went up a few degrees when I installed it. Trans doesn't go over 170 degrees even in town with a 2800 stall TC. IMO, works good.