Trans cooler over kill?

[Wyley87]

Ok well I kind of figured with my first trip down a dirt road....ya know.

Just wasn't sure if I should pick them out with a tooth pick or not lol.


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[Zembonez]

^^^ What he said.

You can pick them out with a small screwdriver and some patience, but they aren't going to hurt anything if you leave them in.

 

[txab]

Looking at the pic you posted, is the area beneath the bumper still opening allowing air flow to get to the lowest part of the cond and rad? I know some people do some mods to their front end and block the airflow somewhat. Have you removed any plastic or rubber flaps? If you look at the pics I posted you'll notice the flap at the bottom that directs air to cond. bypassing the trans cooler

 

[Wyley87]

Well my brother rear ended a lady several years ago. It bent the bumper brackets and messed up the ""filler" piece. It's been that way for a while.

Every time I got to a parts yard I look for them plus what I went there for. They are either bent to shit or missing every time. Can get new ones but it's like $80!


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[txab]

Well air needs to be allowed to hit that lower part of the cond. freely

 

[Wyley87]

Yes I know....it's been a money pit going on four/five years now.

Still cheaper than new thought.

They are on the list.

Hopefully I can get some angle today and start fabricating the cooler bracket.


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[ScottyBoy]

When I had my fan off to replace my water pump a few years ago, I sprayed a hose from the backside of the radiator spraying towards the front of the truck. I was astonished by the amount of dirt, dead bugs, and other crap came out of the radiator fins. And since I had the radiator drained, I went ahead and lifted it IP and sprayed the condenser too. I honestly didn't notice an improvement in AC performance after that, but my coolant temp gauge was reading about 5-6° cooler after flushing the fins out.

 

[Wyley87]

I know it's been a while since I started this thread but I finally had time the other day to reinstall the trans cooler.

I moved it to the driver side still in front of the cond. with a 1 1/4 gap.

Also cleaned the cond. out with a scrub brush. Ac performance is where it was before.

Here are a few pics of the cooler plus some of the trans gauge.

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[PenguinLTZ]

Looks good

 

[Black02Silverado]

Looks good Louis!