hey i was looking through my summit mag and i was just wondering, how exactly does a transmission cooler work?? and an oil cooler?? does it just pump the fluid to a rad in the front and cycle it through then back to where it originally came from?? how does this help, other then cooling it down.. like.. duh.. are they hard to install?? could i do it myself?

thanks!

if anyone is going to reply, i also look at my tranny tonight and found this stamped into it...

Borg Warner

13-52-065-907


is this a good tranny (obviously thats the brand name and part number)

also, there was some type of tube, really loose, kind of under where the shifter is.. it was really loose and im pretty sure it went up to where you fill the fluid for the hydralic clutch but i could be wrong

Sounds like you have lots of future fun with your car. ^_^

Tranny/oil coolers work just like your water cooled radiator system. Though its more direct than the water system. Oil/tranny fluid is pumped into a radiator, as air passes through the radiator it transfers the heat away from the fluid.

It works with pretty much any liquid medium. For example, I know several people who have made the jump from air cooling to water cooling for their PC. I myself will soon make that jump as its MUCH quieter for a high performance PC.

Having more air flow through my case than a Holley 650 dominator is NOT a quiet way to run a PC.

i know hwo a rad works.. i was just wondering where you would connect the hoses and if it is really diffucult to do.