OK

You, do some homework. 1, Is the transmission aircooled only, watercooled only or both?

                                    2, For now forget the cooler and run the heater hoses like any other Ford Yblock.

                                    3, After you figure out the heater hose routing THEN ADD THE COOLER. It is non directional, water can flow either way and still cool the ATF INSIDE THE COOLER.

                                     4, The right way is to get a radiator with a cooler or a stand alone AT cooler IN THE AIRSTREAM, but you already know that.

                                      5, With that mickey-mouse cooler you have you won`t save anything.

As Pete stated above, get rid of that rinky- dink cooler. It obviously wasn't a good idea cos noone uses them now. The killer with autos is heat. The unit you have is not to warm the trans up at startup it is to try and keep the oil temp down - that is why they call it a cooler.

It will be cheaper,easier, neater and better for the trans to fit a separate cooler mounted in front of the radiator.

It may seem like a performance modification but it also works. This is a situation where moving away from stock is a definite improvement.

Regards


Rick - West Australia
Do Y Blocks Downunder run upside down? Gravity Sucks!!

I really wanted to keep this truck mostly stock..Ohwell I guess. Can somebody post a diagram on how to block all of this off and set up the new air cooled "inline" cooler? Also which one to buy and where from? Thanks

Fomoco Low Life

Does anyone have this stock cooler on thier fordomatic? Can you possibly post a pic or let me know exactly where the inlet hose attaches on the water pump?



Also if anyone has changed it to an air style cooler can you post pictures of your set up?



Thanks

Fomoco Low Life

hi there

i had a Fordo in my 56 pick'em up that had one of thosei changed it out for a c4

if i remember correctly it was teed into the pipes supplying the cab heater.one pipe came from the water pump and the other from the top of the inlet manifold . i have no way of knowing if that is the right way of doing it that's just the way i got the truck.

stuey

England

Fomoco Low Life

hi

it did not use the power steering bolt.

facing the pump from the front just to the left of the "bypass" there is another pump connection usually it has a short curved metal pipe that a hose can push onto. i think that is cool water from the radiator. one hose went from that port to the heater. a second hose went from the other side of the heater to a port on  the top of the inlet manifold, just in front of the thermostat, that is hot i think.

in my case those two hoses were then cut and two "tee" pieces were inserted and connected to the trans cooler. i can't say if that is correct but that was the way it was when i got the truck.

sorry about the quality of the pics i'm not too good with puters

stuey 

Thanks stuey. I hope I get to the bottom of this today.



Can anyone tell me for sure and fact if that way is right or wrong?

Fomoco Low Life

OK

WRONG, because your transmission B9x is a 1959, or later water-cooled FOM and came from the Ford factory with a radiator with an automatic transmission cooler built into the bottom of it. Really it did.

The cooler you have is for an air-cooled FOM 1951 to 1956 on trucks. Your 1960 Ford did not have an air-cooled FOM. Check your FOM and see.

Without the air cooling feature of the 1951 to 1956 FOM the cooler you have is TOTALLY INADEQUATE, and nothing is going to change that. Pete

So what you are saying is my truck isnt stock...and since I have an " air cooled" trans I have to keep that cooler correct? If so how does the cooler and heater properly hook up?

Fomoco Low Life