One of the mods I have planned for the truck is to change the OEM radiator (with in built cooler )for one from a manual without the auto box cooler.
As the truck is getting some well deserved TLC, part of the cooling system that has always bothered me is the in built ATF cooler, you know the expensive horror stories of strawberry milkshake and the extra load put on the cooling system by cooling the gearbox.
The radiator has had the ATF connections blanked off, and cleaned and reverse flushed, I have soldered a sleeve on the top next to the top hose connection.It has also been resprayed.
Not wanting to follow the crowd and fit the usual ebay flat panel up against the radiator I searched for something different.
Cue Suzuki GSX600 F cooler. £5.
It has M16 fittings for banjo hose adaptors , plenty big enough for the OEM 10mm hose.
Rubber mounted on the front beam and hose routed through the gap left by the 2" body lift, the hose is clamped to the steering pump solid lines and joins onto the original connections.
The hose was from Pirtek it is rated for continuous service at 100'C and intermittent 135'C , plenty of margin of safety.
As the truck is getting some well deserved TLC, part of the cooling system that has always bothered me is the in built ATF cooler, you know the expensive horror stories of strawberry milkshake and the extra load put on the cooling system by cooling the gearbox.
The radiator has had the ATF connections blanked off, and cleaned and reverse flushed, I have soldered a sleeve on the top next to the top hose connection.It has also been resprayed.
Not wanting to follow the crowd and fit the usual ebay flat panel up against the radiator I searched for something different.
Cue Suzuki GSX600 F cooler. £5.
It has M16 fittings for banjo hose adaptors , plenty big enough for the OEM 10mm hose.
Rubber mounted on the front beam and hose routed through the gap left by the 2" body lift, the hose is clamped to the steering pump solid lines and joins onto the original connections.
The hose was from Pirtek it is rated for continuous service at 100'C and intermittent 135'C , plenty of margin of safety.
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