But then there's the school of thought that will say 'why not, cooler is happier?' My thoughts are if it can leak, it will... So why make more potential trouble areas.
Barely any pressure runs thru those lines to effectively move enough fluid to cool it. Another way to look at it is there's so little pressure, that any fluid running thru the cooler will have PLENTY of time to exchange out it's heat into the cooler fins.
I'm not at all disagreeing that the OP's idea to put a canister filter right there at the frame wasn't a good idea... But I wouldn't bother going any further. What I might do tho is get myself an 08+ diff cover and hose clamp it to the filter body. You know, for extra cooling and looks. And put a Fram sticker on my back window.
I have three 7.3's (2000 2002 and an 03) in my driveway that I'll take pix of if you don't believe that they are... You're looking at the a/c or power steering cooler.
The plan is to install the ZF6 into a 1995 truck. I bet that the factory lines in a factory truck work great, but since the factory lines won't work for me, It would be all custom lines from the tranny to the cooler. I'm just wondering if there would be enough gain in doing this more than anything
Why was it done... Something else to bill for replacing? On heavy trucks I certainly could see it's use and would want one but a ZF6 is only so heavy...
It circulates with a little squirt pump on the input side so it's engine rpm range. Runs whenever the clutch is engaged.
It runs on Mercon ATF. No 90wt in it or the transfer case (if there is one).
they still had to increase the base vehicle price for the cooler and associated lines etc and it's definitely not a selling point like AC or adjustable seats LOL
so I doubt their angle was future repair revenue?
thanks for the explanation on the pump I knew it didn't run gear oil but wasn't sure how it circulated the ATF
To call it a 'pump' is very optomistic tho... If you unhooked the outpuit (to cooler) line and idled the truck in neutral the fluid would just run down the side of the case. Flat to the floor it *might* be enough of a stream to clear the end of the female fitting the line threads into.
I know from doing it... Didn't want to go too bullish on the frozen drain plug so I thought I'd be smart. Yeah.
My bad. You are right, it is in the bottom of the rad.
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