this is a simple question i think hears what i got 89 camaro i am installing a new 700r4 and a cooler i need to know witch one of the lines going into the radiator is the inlet and witch is the outlet top or bottom
i would start the car and check it but i am waiting in a speedo housing and gear thanks

 

man you're right down the road from me, literly i live on 124. any way i've asked this before and never got good answers. my guess is you run the top line to you cooler and then return it to the line going to the trans. you can unhook it and start it up and see if it sprays atf everywhere and figure it out that way.

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The bottom is the inlet. Using the top can cause air bubbles. Think of it as filling up the cooler.

 

Yes, hook your cooler up to the bottom line...

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ok guys i'm confussed, which doesn't take much. if i were doing it wouldn't you want to use the stock set up and the aftermarket cooler? if so wouldn't you use the top outlet and run it to the new aftermarket cooler and then tie the aftermarket coolers outlet into the return line going to the trans?

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ICON Motorsports
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No, from what I understand, you want to run it first to the aftermarket cooler then to the stock cooler... Something to do with too much pressure on the stock pump.

Also look at it as the flow though the aftermarket cooler is different then that which goes through the stock one. The size of the tubes is different and thus the velosity of the fluid is different causing less pressure and less chance of foaming and stuff.

[This message has been edited by Biochem (edited January 06, 2001).]

 

I have mine going through the radiator, then the aftermarket cooler. I'm using the rationale that the radiator may increase the temperature if you run the fluid through the extra cooler first. if you do it my way, run the top line from the radiator into the bottom line of the aftermarket cooler. i also installed the cooler slightly crooked, so the side with the inlet/outlet sits slightly higher than the closed side. havent had any problems yet. although i would suggest 1 thing. flare both sides of the steel line coming out of the radiator after you cut it, so the hose you attach does not blow off of it.

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