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Old 06-01-2010, 05:14 PM
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I am sure my temp problem was a bad convertor now. I tookl the trans out friday night and it took us about three hours from the time I shut it off till we got it out. We took a dinner break and a few beer breaks and when we got it out the convertor was still too hot to touch. That should not be that hot for that long should it? I wanted to hit it with my temp gun but it was in the truck that was up on the lift and I was too lazy to let it down.
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You can't go by that. A few beer breaks tells the story

Seriously that's not a way to determine if you had a bad convertor.
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It was stalling to 2600 rpm also. That was not my only means if determining the problem
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Originally Posted by Jim Lane
you need a cooler with at least 1/2" inlet and outlet lines and a Fin & Plate design would be best choice.
Almost all the coolers I can find that say 1/2" are 1/2" female NPT connections. Is that the right size? (does that mean the actual ID of the fitting will be 1/2"?)

Also, how does installation of the lines go - can I just disconnect that little factory one? Can I leave it in for a little extra cooling? Are barbed fittings and hose acceptable?
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Here's how I did mine..
I cut the line that goes to the cooler and flipped it to face backwards.





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Thanks for the pics, good to know it's simple. Teflon pipe tape won't get eaten by oil?
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IT WILL!!! i think he used thread sealer, there is a hydraulic grade of that stuff.
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The fittings on mine at the cooler had o-rings. I did use some teflon on the fittings that went together. Never had leaks.
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