Re: aftermarket auto trans,cooler

Posted by Owen_Dyneto On 2017/8/7 7:31:10

RJR, as it's now configured the two coolers are in series and the air-to-air cooler is first, followed by the factory cooler. The car is occasionally driven in the winter in sub-freezing temperatures and my thought was that if the air-to-air cooler was second, the fluid might not reach a proper operating temperature. The car has accumulated about 15,000 miles now in this configuration and the transmission has performed flawlessly.

Yes, I think the factory cooler would have prevented the problem. My caravan companion on the drive had an identical '56 Caribbean; both of us watched our engine temperature climb, nearly pinning the guage, wondering who would first get vapor lock or boil over - but neither car did and we were impressed with the V8s resistance to vapor lock and overheating. He did not suffer any transmission problems.