HenryKrinkle
NAXJA Forum User
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- WI
I know this has been covered a bunch, but my searches left me still wondering.
I have an '88 on stock gears and 31's. The tranny fluid looks good, but I have no idea when it was changed. I have 6 quarts of Dex/Merc for it. I also disconnected the a/c. So now I have the condenser empty and sitting in place. I'd like to use it for a tranny cooler. My climate is hot summers and cold winters. I know the tranny is getting pretty hot, but do not have a temp gauge for it. My line of thinking was the radiator would keep the condenser warm enough to not over-cool the tranny.
Right now I have no garage or place to work other than the street or a parking lot. I could take the front end apart and put in an explorer cooler, but it would be MUCH easier for to just get some hose and connect up the condenser.
Is there anything wrong with plumbing the cooler lines into the condenser?
I'm thinking the cond. would need to be flushed with fluid pretty well first?
Then I would just drain the tranny and fill back up- through the dipstick hole or where?
What is the procedure for getting an accurate tranny fluid level measure?
I have an '88 on stock gears and 31's. The tranny fluid looks good, but I have no idea when it was changed. I have 6 quarts of Dex/Merc for it. I also disconnected the a/c. So now I have the condenser empty and sitting in place. I'd like to use it for a tranny cooler. My climate is hot summers and cold winters. I know the tranny is getting pretty hot, but do not have a temp gauge for it. My line of thinking was the radiator would keep the condenser warm enough to not over-cool the tranny.
Right now I have no garage or place to work other than the street or a parking lot. I could take the front end apart and put in an explorer cooler, but it would be MUCH easier for to just get some hose and connect up the condenser.
Is there anything wrong with plumbing the cooler lines into the condenser?
I'm thinking the cond. would need to be flushed with fluid pretty well first?
Then I would just drain the tranny and fill back up- through the dipstick hole or where?
What is the procedure for getting an accurate tranny fluid level measure?