Transmission oil cooler
I have a Chevy 6.0 with six speed auto and the optional HD towing package which has an external trans cooler. Since this truck is now used for 95% towing I'm thinking of replacing this stock cooler wi...
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ScottG wrote:
I would first check to make sure you need it. If your temps don't ever go above 220 I wouldn't try to "fix" it.
It's also important that the fluid gets hot enough to burn off any moisture, which is achieved above about 140 degrees.
Haven't seen anything yet in the 200's. In a few weeks I will again be in the mountains of NY then after a week off its then to western NC, SC, WVa, and Kentucky before coming home and leaving for Oregon. I'll decide after I come back from the Adirondacks and see what temps I start getting pulling steep grades when its warm out. If I don't see temps much above 200 I'll stick with the stock cooler, however if temps are going much above then I'll be putting a cooler like the one mentioned earlier.
