Well Ft mac has really **** kicked my truck, last week heater fan went, I half to punch on the outer shell under the dash on the passenger side to get the fan to kick in. Got a new fan for free from this 3rd party contracter out on my rig, just waiting for a nice day to pull it out. Now my tranny cooler has sprung a small leak at the top passenger side. It only leaks in the morning after i drive 25 km at 110kmh. but does not leak on the drive home, i only had to add 1L so far, question is will this last me untill the 21st when i get shut down till x-mas. Im carrying extra oil with me in the truck just incase. Today i used some exhaust crack sealer for a temporary fix. Ran most of the day with no leaks, any input???


Chad...

 

you didnt come for beverages,, its your trucks way of saying you screwed up,,, LMAO... I think you should be able to get by,, just keep your eye on it

 

Yeah we ran into a heep of issue's with my equipment in this deep freeze, sorry buddy. Ill try my best to get over for one, maybe if i can find a cooler before i split we could swap it out. You know of any good shops in Ft mac???

 

You could bypass it if it really starts to leak and you are out on a job....

 

I was thinking that, but not really knowing where to start. Yeah im stuck out here on the job and driving back to camp at night.

 

Do you have a transmission temp gauge to keep an eye on things? Especially if you bypass the cooler....

 

I have one on my Pmt, but who really knows if that is totally acurate eh! It has been reading around 158 to 170f for the last few days. Which is pretty normal for my truck

 

I have a factory tranny cooler off of my truck, not sure if it is the same,, but I think it is...

 

Really, hmm if it is how much ya want for it???? I got to go to the Anzac beverage store tonight to pick up some goodies for camp, but shhhh dont tell anyone.

 

You have extra tranny fluid? I would just keep topping up the fluid until you get a place to repair. Of course if its just peeing out, you'll have to fix it. Its not that hard of fix, its just not something you want to do outside at -20deg's C

 

I wont want much for it,, I really dont even know what they are worth, I am just heading home, if you would like to stop out. First entrance in Gregoire Lake Estates, #23 House is on an angle on the lot, hard to miss

 

Right now -20 is warm seeing how it has been -53 for the last 5 days up here. I should be good but would be nice to have a replacement if it blows up on my 10 hr drive in a couple of days.

 

Hey Kev, just got told ill be out here for 3 more hours so i wont be making it out tonight. Im gonna try to leave early tomorrow, ill give ya a shout sometime tomorrow late afternoon. Man Conoco is giving us huge OT hours. Good for christmas i guess....

 

no problem, tomorrow will probably be better temp wise anyways.

 

The factory cooler has a pretty high failure rate.. dealer wants near 300$ for them, you can get a "smaller" aftermarket one, I have one on my truck (because dealer had no stock ) A&C keeps them in stock IIRC they were around 125$???
A friend of mine, with an 05 (courior as well) is on this 3rd factory cooler, he has 300,000kms on the clock.
another courior has an 03, his was replaced last yr, with the "smaller" after market cooler. his truck is around the 250,000km mark..

just food for thought