Tranny cooler question
I talked to my mechanic a while back about adding a tranny cooler. He looked at my truck and said I already had a heavy duty cooler installed. On one trip with a long up hill pull, I saw the tranny te...
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Mark Kovalsky wrote:Andymon wrote:Mark Kovalsky wrote:
That cooler won't make much difference. It's not much bigger than what you already have.
According to powerstroke.org and a couple other Ford diesel sites, this add on along with the original cooler make a big difference. What do you suggest?
I recommend replacing the cooler you have with a cooler from a 6.0L truck. If you REALLY want to do it right, replace the radiator with one that has a trans cooler, too.
As Mark said, 6.0 cooler, I did to my early 99 7.3. I Did the small cooler you are going to do, wasted money, did help some, but not enough. 6.0 took care of the slow speeds, going thru towns as well as the long grades.The 6.0 cooler is the only way to go. I installed the 6.0 several years ago, and it still has the stock tranny in it. Nearly 16 years
