I used BENDTSEN kit / starter can be replace with out pulling transmission

whose kit did you use and can the starter be replaced without pulling the trans one co. says put starter on adapter then install it to the motor got me to thinking

I replace old radiator with one that had cooling build in I was also going to installed a inline cooler too ,but I had 3 different transmission shops tell me I would be fine with just the radiator cooling/I will know more when it gets hot

Rick,

You've made some good points. I had'nt considered lock up as not providing as much heat. I had though of monitoring it but disregarded it as something I wouldn't do long term.

If I were to buy one of those laser thermometres it would be very easy to point that at the pan from the side of the car.

Transmission coolers seem to be based on car GVM, there's a thought that a radiator, that was made for the car, would have a cooler to suit. I would like to run a aluminium pan there are a range of sizes. Many have baffles which not only stop slop but increase surface area for cooling. An increase in oil capacity would increase thermal mass and increases in temprature would slow.

Cheers

Warren

Grizzly (Aussie Mainline)

Howdy,

There might be a disadvantage to running an additional cooler. You do want the transmission to run "warm" not hot of course.....but certainly not too cool.

The 4L80E in my 94 3/4T Suburban will not "lock" the torque converter until the trans (oil) temp gets above a certain point. I have two coolers on it and in very cold weather, and not towing a load, it takes for ever for the trans temp to even register on the gage!

I'm going to run a rather large cooler (with it's own fan) for the E4OD in my 55 F-600 but I am going to watch the temps fairly closely. I suspect that when I am running down the road "empty", at a constant (TC-locked) speed, it's going to run very cool.

When you don't tow or carry rather heavy loads and you have a locking torque converter, an automatic transmission will not generate all that much heat.

Maximum heat is generated in an automatic trans when the TC is not locked and you're pulling a load or during full throttle runs up a hill (TC-unlocked) . Other times when the TC is locked like going down the road at constant speed, or going down a long hill, the trans will not make a lot of heat.

If your trans is in a small car not pulling a load, you're not going to need a whole lot of cooling.

Cheers,

Rick

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moonshadow,

I though that runnning a additional cooler was resonably common place with modified trans or engines. An AOD in a car not originally designed for one is a modification. I have a cooler in my aluminium radiator but I don't know it's capacity/capability.

If Kansas has installed an after market one, his creativity may give me some ideas.

cheers

Warren

Grizzly (Aussie Mainline)

I wouldn't think another cooler would be necessary. I'm using the one in the radiator on my setup. It wouldn't hurt to run a second one I guess. Chuck

Y's guys rule!
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Manchester, New Hampshire

Kansas,

Shortly, I plan to install an AOD in my mainline ute. Just wondering what cooling did you use? I have a radiator with a cooler but I planning on using additional cooling.

I should have a heap of question but I think I've researced the hell out of this.

Cheers

Warren

Grizzly (Aussie Mainline)

sorry no pictures/car had a air cool fom with 6 v sys when I got it/engine runs good but I think its stock/ when the weather gets better Im going to what see what kind of mpg I can get at 50 and 60 mph but I don,t think it will due 20

Nice, it should have been an overdrive, lock-up automatic already in 1955 (and 12 volts). Do you have pictures of the installation? Is it a stock engine otherwise? Have you tested fuel consumption at lower speed, e.g. 50 mph on third gear and lock up? Just curious, because my stock 1955 292 with 3 speed and O/D gives 21 mpg at 50 mph. My 4.09 rear end means 2100 rpm at 60 mph.

1955 Mercury