Re: Transmission to radiator lines
[Re: B1MAXX]
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03/18/24 11:09 AM
03/18/24 11:09 AM
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JohnRR
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as long as they aren't touching them it will be fine. The lines have a "coolant" running through them and won't pick up any heat worth worrying about. Probably even if they touched them but that's just poor workmanship in my mind. Coolant ??? I guess one could consider the trans fluid exiting the convertor coolant ?
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Re: Transmission to radiator lines
[Re: 6PAX]
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03/18/24 09:22 PM
03/18/24 09:22 PM
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JDMopar
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I got tired of fighting that fight years ago. Now, on any car I build with a 727 or 904, I run the trans cooling lines up the inside of the drivers side frame rail, behind the steering box. I connect them to bulkhead fittings that go thru the radiator support. Them I make hard lines from the front of the radiator support to the transmission cooler. I connect them to the transmission end with steel braided lines ran over to the hard lines on the frame rail. Gets them way above the exhaust, leaves more room to replace a starter if needed. It costs more to do it that way, but is actually less than having to go to the Proctologist to get him to remove the pain from my ass that the factory way causes!
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Re: Transmission to radiator lines
[Re: 6PAX]
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03/19/24 08:57 AM
03/19/24 08:57 AM
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DaveRS23
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I use the insulating sleeves/tubes that you find on late model vehicles. They use them in a lot of places, even on the A/C lines. The right ones will fit you tranny lines like a glove, are dirt cheap, and will do a super job. The self-serve or pick-a-part yards are good sources with lots and lots of choices. I keep a lot of different sizes and styles from different manufacturers and from different kinds of lines lying around. Always finding a use for them on my car or on buddy's cars on fluid lines that we want to keep as much heat away from as possible.
We have used the sleeves/tubes on fuel lines, tranny lines, p/s cooler lines, and even some wires/cables that run too close to the exhaust or headers. That helps to guarantee that over time, wires/cables that are close to the high heat sources don't eventually or accidentally touch.
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