ROB83R Member 1,632 Member For: 8y 11m 4d Gender: Not Telling Location: Radioactive wasteland Posted 05/09/16 06:06 AM Share Posted 05/09/16 06:06 AM I used 6 metres of hose and a 5/8 male/male hose connector to delete the exchanger. I also added about 500ml of liquid gold to top up the fluid. My trans temps are the same as coolant temps and the car runs as per normal. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/92294-best-location-for-an-external-transmission-cooler-fg-xr6t/page/5/#findComment-1610390 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panda Eyes flame magnet Gold Donating Members 5,674 Member For: 16y 11m 7d Gender: Male Location: adelaide hills- 'race air' central Posted 05/09/16 09:38 PM Share Posted 05/09/16 09:38 PM im running a fan on my trans cooler too- the things so damn noisy though. thinking of putting a temp sensor module on it to turn it on and off. is that a good idea? or is it just best to be on all the time. my BTR needs all the help it can get to stay in one piece... Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/92294-best-location-for-an-external-transmission-cooler-fg-xr6t/page/5/#findComment-1610453 Share on other sites More sharing options...
k31th less WHY; more WOT Site Developer 29,427 Member For: 17y 13d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 05/09/16 11:44 PM Share Posted 05/09/16 11:44 PM figure out why it's so noisy and replace the fan/fan-parts with not-as-noisy parts? Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/92294-best-location-for-an-external-transmission-cooler-fg-xr6t/page/5/#findComment-1610466 Share on other sites More sharing options...
arronm Dropping a turd Gold Donating Members 9,520 Member For: 17y 5m 27d Gender: Male Location: Perth Posted 05/09/16 11:52 PM Share Posted 05/09/16 11:52 PM On 05/09/2016 at 9:38 PM, Panda Eyes said: im running a fan on my trans cooler too- the things so damn noisy though. thinking of putting a temp sensor module on it to turn it on and off. is that a good idea? or is it just best to be on all the time. my BTR needs all the help it can get to stay in one piece... Expand Have it come on at 70-80c. Your exhaust and fuel pump must be crap if you can here a fan. Need to drill holes in the muffler Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/92294-best-location-for-an-external-transmission-cooler-fg-xr6t/page/5/#findComment-1610468 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralph Wiggum Moar Powar Babeh Lifetime Members 19,331 Member For: 19y 7m Gender: Male Location: Perth Posted 06/09/16 12:34 AM Share Posted 06/09/16 12:34 AM On 05/09/2016 at 9:38 PM, Panda Eyes said: im running a fan on my trans cooler too- the things so damn noisy though. thinking of putting a temp sensor module on it to turn it on and off. is that a good idea? or is it just best to be on all the time. my BTR needs all the help it can get to stay in one piece... Expand On 06/09/2016 at 12:32 AM, Rab said: Is it a fairly old school fan? I can't hear the fan on my cooler when the cars idling (is a curved multi blade fan so pretty quiet) No real value in leaving it running all the time. If I was you I'd certainly add a switch to control cut in/out for the fan Expand "Rab" is actually me..... Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/92294-best-location-for-an-external-transmission-cooler-fg-xr6t/page/5/#findComment-1610475 Share on other sites More sharing options...
4321 Bronze Donating Members 257 Member For: 11y 27d Posted 06/09/16 08:19 AM Share Posted 06/09/16 08:19 AM Just to throw my 2cents in- my brack ground is in lpg cars. In ba,s with radiator cooling we had no troubles with water flow to gas convertors. Then came bf,s .Gas convertors freezing up for no apparent reason - systems flushed, thermostats changed, water pumps replaced, heat exchangers replaced - all to no avail (these are btr e-gas) After market coolers fitted in front of radiator (water bypassed & heat exchanger ditched) -water flow & no more freezing. Problem solved (or so we thought) Enter fg,s ford picks up water for the convertor through a new spot above the water/air trans cooler No more convertor water flow problems. Now we have cabs coming with -trans over heat- on dash Guess what -no water flow to heat exchanger. Old faithfull trans cooler in front of radiator (and another trans) & back to work they go. So what I'm saying is don't trust that you will have water available to cool your trans fluid! Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/92294-best-location-for-an-external-transmission-cooler-fg-xr6t/page/5/#findComment-1610551 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panda Eyes flame magnet Gold Donating Members 5,674 Member For: 16y 11m 7d Gender: Male Location: adelaide hills- 'race air' central Posted 06/09/16 08:31 AM Share Posted 06/09/16 08:31 AM might be an old davies craig unit- sounds like its going to take off. what type of temp switch should I use- the ones with the temp probe that goes in the fluid line? or put a T inline for an engine temp type switch? Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/92294-best-location-for-an-external-transmission-cooler-fg-xr6t/page/5/#findComment-1610557 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralph Wiggum Moar Powar Babeh Lifetime Members 19,331 Member For: 19y 7m Gender: Male Location: Perth Posted 07/09/16 12:21 AM Share Posted 07/09/16 12:21 AM I use one of these- Came with my Kit. http://www.ebay.com/itm/DERALE-8-AN-Inlet-Outlet-Temperature-Switch-Kit-P-N-35021-/331890592933 or https://www.amazon.com/Derale-15721-Line-Fluid-Thermostat/dp/B000A8MWL2 VPW should have them. Derale also do an adaptor fitting that has barbs either end so you just chop the cooler outlet hose install the fitting and your done. The say you can run the fan current through it but I'm not comfortable with that so it switches the earth on the control side of the relay I use to activate the fan. 3 Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/92294-best-location-for-an-external-transmission-cooler-fg-xr6t/page/5/#findComment-1610634 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan721 New Member 9 Member For: 6y 10m 3d Gender: Male Location: Wa Posted 01/07/18 11:35 AM Share Posted 01/07/18 11:35 AM On 10/08/2016 at 6:51 AM, JETURBO said: I did a bunch of R&D years ago and found beyond a doubt that behind the drivers fog light is perfectly fine location addressing all of your concerns ive installed countless systems now with not a single issue or failed ZF yet , but this is with my method and installation here's some of my recent ones Expand Would it not work on the other side closer to to the trans lines ? Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/92294-best-location-for-an-external-transmission-cooler-fg-xr6t/page/5/#findComment-1659823 Share on other sites More sharing options...
OZYWALKER XR50T Gold Donating Members 2,795 Member For: 11y 11m 22d Gender: Male Location: Western Sydney Posted 01/07/18 11:47 AM Share Posted 01/07/18 11:47 AM Washer bottle is in the way on that side.If your keen to move it as well it would work. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/92294-best-location-for-an-external-transmission-cooler-fg-xr6t/page/5/#findComment-1659826 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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