Trans cooler mounting question

[sdeeter19555]

I have a GMT trans cooler kit installed in this truck, but it's a smallish tube and fin. It has work ok, but we bought a larger camper, and while I know it likely would be fine, I bought a 11x11x1.5 Long TruCool to replace it with. The TruCool is a more efficient stacked plate.

 

The GMT is mounted so it fills from the bottom up, pretty straight forward. How do you mount a fin and plate? Outlets down? Outlets to the side? Outlets down seems like it would cause an air pocket at the top?

 

Thoughts?

 

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[07Softail]

It will be fine... The trans pump will pressurize the system and push all of the air out of the vent.

 

RT

[sdeeter19555]

But wouldn't a pocket of air be trapped at the top of the cooler if both outlets are aimed down? I guess I can see one side being pressurized and the other not would allow the air to be purged.

 

The reason I even added a cooler in the first place is because I have blocked the bumper openings that feed the OE cooler...winch and platform. I want the added cooler to be working as well as it can.

 

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[jonny72888]

How did you hook the cooler to the stock lines? I've been thinking about doing the same thing. My winch blocks the factory cooler. I was going to get a larger on and move it to in front of the ac/engine radiator.

What size cooler did you get?

[Chris]

Factory are down. Mine are on the side because of mounting provisions

[sdeeter19555]

How did you hook the cooler to the stock lines? I've been thinking about doing the same thing. My winch blocks the factory cooler. I was going to get a larger on and move it to in front of the ac/engine radiator.

What size cooler did you get?

 

Yes, I hooked into the OE cooler lines, essentially: radiator, OE cooler, and the GMT kit by Flexilite. That did make a difference in temperature because it got the cooler back into the line of airflow. I think it was an 18k GVW rating tube and fin. I used the Derale nipple to hook to the OE cooler, and simply hooked onto the steel line like a barb.

 

I will be doing the same thing, only replacing the Flexilite with the Long TruCool stacked plate rated at 28k GVW.

 

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[sdeeter19555]

Factory are down. Mine are on the side because of mounting provisions

My factory outlets are straight up IIRC...lines go in the top.

 

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[jonny72888]

Looks nice, Thanks for the information. I was going to get the biggest cooler I could fit in there.

[Chris]

Looks nice, Thanks for the information. I was going to get the biggest cooler I could fit in there.

Mine is about the biggest you can practically go. It is made by fluidyne

[jonny72888]

What size is it?

[Chris]

What size is it?

Ill look it up and post a link. As you can see i somewhat made some custom brackets with aluminum, sawzall, and grinder.

[Chris]

What size is it?

http://www.jegs.com/i/Fluidyne/091/DB-30417/10002/-1?parentProductId=2343418

Fluidyne#091-DB-30417

Oil Cooler Double Pass

 

Dimensions: 14 3/4'' x 6 1/4'' x 2 3/4''

Dry Weight: 6 3/4 lbs

Oil Capacity: 1.15 qts

Inlet/Outlet: (2) AN-12 and (1) 1/2'' NPT

58mm Tubes

[Chris]

My factory outlets are straight up IIRC...lines go in the top.

 

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Generational differences, Mine is an 04 1500

[jonny72888]

Mine is a 13 2500. I'll have to call them and see what they have to adapt it to the cooler

[Chris]

Mine is a 13 2500. I'll have to call them and see what they have to adapt it to the cooler

You can get AN to barbed hose adapters. That was my original plan. Then i decided to go for broke and go full steel braided teflon from trans to radiator to cooler and back. Also used AN fittings on everything. Eventually im going to do the engine oil cooler the same way.