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Re: Auto Trans Modified Governor Test Report [addendum]
Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
Mon, 23 May 2011 11:44:03 -0700
...I ruined three VW coolers before I replaced > the cooler with an aluminum block and hoses to a common > aftermarket air-cooled transmission cooler...
Re: Coolant part confusion - need some help!
Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
Tue, 8 Sep 2009 21:18:14 -0400
...Those > coolant parts are indeed different for automatics as they have hose > connections at the bottom for the automatic transmission oil cooler. My browser...
Re: 4th heater core burst in 1 year!
Historical mailing list - Leon Korkin
Mon, 9 Jul 2001 10:05:27 -0700
...coolers > bursting in one year! > > He is suggesting it could this be an intermittent problem??? I don't > want to lose another transmission! > > Any...
cooling air cooled vanagon's
Historical mailing list - Dr. D.W. Carment
Tue, 19 Jul 1994 16:22:24 -0400 (EDT)
...insufficient air in there and because the transmission gets hot it heats the fins of the cooler. So hitting the junk yards I managed...
Re: Automatic not shifting into high gear
Historical mailing list - Steve Sandlin
Tue, 16 Jan 2001 10:32:46 -0600
...I'd also replace the 4 O rings on the transmission cooler bolts at the same time. Good luck, and look at this soon...
Re: Golf GTI oil coolers available?
Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
Fri, 28 Sep 2001 18:12:25 EDT
Mike, As I indicated previously, this oil cooler system (not the flange) is the standard oil cooler for the 5 cylinder N/A and...
Re: Oil Temperature??
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Fri, 25 Sep 2015 15:39:09 -0500
I have a tencentlife external oil cooler on a 1991 Volkswagen Vanagon GL Campmobile with original 2.1, manual transmission, 179K miles. Before the...
Re: Engine Transmission removal
Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
Sun, 1 Oct 2006 09:07:02 -0400
...Also the transmission is to be removed and various seals > and cooler replaced. My questions: 1) Is it better/easier to remove the > engine...
Re: Auto Trans Modified Governor Test Report [addendum]
Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
Mon, 23 May 2011 13:13:21 -0700
...I ruined three VW coolers before I replaced > > the cooler with an aluminum block and hoses to a common > > aftermarket air-cooled transmission cooler...
Re: Anyone have experience with the F.A.S./GTA Auto trans cooler?
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Sat, 23 Jan 2016 14:06:34 -0800
Installing the manual transmission coupling/manifold is why I'm looking for another cooler. The AT version is a custom made aluminum unit that...
Re: A/T problems -- fluid level high
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 22 Feb 2015 19:36:09 -0500
...transmission. > > What are the next steps now? Can I resolve the problem (pending > installing a new cooler) by simply taking the stock cooler out...
Auto Trans Modified Governor Test Report
Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
Sat, 21 May 2011 19:15:34 -0700
...in my transmission. My son and I had to drop the nose of the transaxle to install the Gowesty ATF cooler kit so it...
Re: [TDI-conversion] What is the best location for an external oil cooler?
Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
Thu, 25 May 2006 15:23:17 EDT
...I had tried the Mazda RX6 oil cooler above the transmission w and w/o supplemental air fans, the RX^ and a commercial multiplate...
Re: source for coolant hose '91 GL Campmobile
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Tue, 10 Nov 2009 11:31:20 -0500
...That's the version for automatic transmission, and it has an extra small hose branching off to go to the transmission cooler which would...
Re: 60 bar? not quite!!
Historical mailing list - Leon Korkin
Fri, 6 Apr 2001 15:46:15 -0700
...like ordinary fuel hose) It actually has > stamped on it OIL COOLER/TRANSMISSION HOSE 5/15 BP . 60 BAR 28089Note > the tiny dot then...
Re: 4th heater core burst in 1 year!
Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
Thu, 5 Jul 2001 14:58:31 -0700
...especially freaked out about the differential cooler, as this >failure caused coolant to go into my transmission (as well as trans >fluid into my...
Vanagon Diesel Parts in SoCal
Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
Sun, 22 Oct 2000 00:27:06 EDT
...The heads have been stripped and one is missing the transmission. Both have the diesel oil pan, filler tube, oil cooler, engine mounts, engine...
Re: automatic transmission replacement
Historical mailing list - Danny
Wed, 1 Jul 2009 18:38:35 -0700
...I have a Subaru 2.2 engine, and then the small car transmission cooler. I do know that the bell housing has to be...
Re: Anyone have experience with the F.A.S./GTA Auto trans cooler?
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Sat, 23 Jan 2016 17:09:17 -0800
...Anyone have experience with the F.A.S./GTA Auto trans cooler? The OEM transmission cooler and particularly the way it is plumbed into...
Re: Oil temp musings and hairbrained ideas
Historical mailing list - Mike
Thu, 20 Nov 2008 06:24:46 -0500
...flows > in the waterboxer evidenced by good ol' TK's "scoop cooler". > Transmission fluid is kept at the coolant temperature by the heat > exchanger...
Re: Oil Cooler Upgrade I did...
Historical mailing list - Randy Bergum
Tue, 4 May 1999 15:09:19 -0700
...Anyways, as for location, I > chose to put the cooler in the area just fore of the transmission, the > angled surface that is the...
Re: Standard to Automatic...Yes !!
Historical mailing list - Dale Ward
Thu, 24 Mar 2011 07:49:46 -0400
...I'll be ordering the GOWesty cooler soon. At 175,000mi I'm guessing I'm on borrowed time with the stock set-up...
Re: Aircooled vs. WBX manual transmission
Historical mailing list - craig cowan
Wed, 30 Jul 2008 23:34:35 -0400
Greg you mention the manual transmissions. On the aircooleds and diesels i believe, the transmission is mounted in a different position than that of...
Re: The Ultimate Oil Cooler
Historical mailing list - Mark Thoma
Fri, 14 May 1999 19:37:07 -0700
...I mounted it just ahead of >the transmission where it gets plenty of air flow. > >Make sure to also keep your stock cooler and...
Re: 86 Drivetrain Into 82 Diesel?
Historical mailing list - David Yates
Mon, 14 Feb 2005 20:00:55 +1000
...I found that the transmission crossmember in the 86 is about 50mm (2") further forward than in the 82!!! This WAS a problem. This...
Automatic Transmission Coolant Hose
Historical mailing list - jbange
Wed, 6 Apr 2005 10:46:11 -0700
...The manual transmission version is just a straight-forward hose. The AT version has a smaller hose (for the AT cooler) grafted onto it...
Re: Auto transmission
Historical mailing list - T. Thompson
Fri, 7 Jan 2000 08:17:14 -0400
...the transmission. Anyway it really did not make any difference. I slipped under the van last night and found the oil cooler, I had...
Re: automatic transmission replacement
Historical mailing list - Troy
Wed, 1 Jul 2009 19:14:09 -0800
...I have a Subaru 2.2 engine, and then the small car transmission > cooler. I do know that the bell housing has to be...
Re: Coolant part confusion - need some help!
Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
Tue, 8 Sep 2009 21:35:31 -0400
...I assume for the transmission cooler. Does your van have a one? Ken Lewis http://neksiwel.20m.com/ in statu viae
Re: New Torque Converter-was loss of power resolved
Historical mailing list - pensioner
Sat, 4 Jan 2003 10:58:11 -0800
...If you flush, not drain and refill, flush the transmission and clean out the screen an the transmission cooler to get rid of all...
Re: automatic transmission oil leak - more details
Historical mailing list - Fredrich Hesterberg
Sun, 4 May 2003 00:48:00 -0500
...Service transmission filter while pan is off. One more thingo check. The copper seals at the cooler. They leak often. It won't hurt...
Vanabog (help)
Historical mailing list - RobT
Wed, 14 Jul 2010 19:37:44 -0700
...Plus the last auto tranny rebuilder I dealt with also wanted the aftermarket transmission fluid cooler removed and delivered to his shop with the...
Re: Anyone have experience with the F.A.S./GTA Auto trans cooler?
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Fri, 22 Jan 2016 13:39:56 -0800
...coolers have been discussed here before, but I've not seen anything on this cooler: http://www.foreignautosupply.com/parts-accessories/1-automatic-transmission...
2.1 MT pipe-to-thermostat hose
Historical mailing list - John Bange
Wed, 4 Mar 2009 10:56:36 -0800
I just noticed that 025.121.062E, the coolant hose that goes over the top of the transmission is NLA. Anyone know if this...
Auto Transmission fluid change
Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
Sun, 8 Aug 2021 11:41:22 -0400
...I have an additional transmission cooler so need to find the additional filter in that line as well. So, while I’m gathering the...
Re: need help Transmission trouble in Newfoundland
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Wed, 11 Sep 2013 16:10:06 -0400
...My questions are 1) does this seem reasonable? 2) does anyone have any experience with the gowesty transmission oil cooler kit..and should I...
Re: Larger Audi a/t cooler fits transporter
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sat, 13 Oct 2012 11:11:17 -0400
...For the most part the transmission > cooler is in parallel with the radiator. The coolant going to it is > the same as that going...
Re: Auto transmission
Historical mailing list - T. Thompson
Wed, 5 Jan 2000 17:27:28 -0400
...Only 4 studs mount the transmission to the > > transaxle, it's no big deal to swap things around. The transmission coolers > > come in different...
oil cooler details.
Historical mailing list - Bulley
Wed, 30 Jun 1999 22:43:24 -0400
A couple folks wrote to ask for details about the oil cooler install. Sorry to take so long, but it has shaped up to...
Re: Auto Trans Modified Governor Test Report [addendum]
Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
Mon, 23 May 2011 13:24:14 -0700
...I ruined three VW coolers before I replaced >> > the cooler with an aluminum block and hoses to a common >> > aftermarket air-cooled transmission cooler...
Re: Auto tranny cooling
Historical mailing list - Todd Last
Fri, 26 Jun 2015 21:23:40 +0000
I'd just put a t-fitting with the temp sender in the line to the transmission cooler. Tod ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Rodgers...
RE: Oil Temps, Coolers, and pumps, separated circuits?
Historical mailing list - William R. Kennedy, NJIT CIAT, 201-596-5648
Tue, 25 Jun 1996 10:27:39 EST
...Maybe you could make something effective out of the oil pump from an auto- matic transmission car, that has the second pump built right...
Re: Coolant part confusion - need some help!
Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
Tue, 8 Sep 2009 19:50:01 -0400
...Those coolant parts are indeed different for automatics as they have hose connections at the bottom for the automatic transmission oil cooler. Your best...
cooling hose part number
Historical mailing list - Hans Achter
Mon, 15 Nov 2004 10:43:54 -0500
...into the middle of it that goes to the automatic transmission oil cooler. The various diagrams don't show anything like it. -Hans 87...
Re: Oil temp musings and hairbrained ideas
Historical mailing list - Jonathan Poole
Thu, 20 Nov 2008 12:58:40 -0500
...installed the cooler above the transmission just inside of the driver rear tire. I also put an automotive fan on the cooler once I...
Re: 4th heater core burst in 1 year!
Historical mailing list - Paul Cavanaugh
Thu, 28 Jun 2001 23:25:11 -0400
...I am especially freaked out about the differential cooler, as this failure caused coolant to go into my transmission (as well as trans fluid...
Re: Synthetic oils in the vanagon
Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
Wed, 2 Jun 2004 10:59:46 -0400
...via the trans cooler lines. Personally I hope that dino ATF sticks around for a while...my Volvo's manual transmission calls for Type...
Automatic transmission questions
Historical mailing list - David Yates
Mon, 28 Nov 2005 20:57:47 +1000
...In the 'Chilton's Guide to Automatic transmission Repairs: 1980-86 Import Cars and Light Trucks" reference is made to the 010 series transmissions...
Re: Camp stove input requested
Historical mailing list - Chuck Baird
Tue, 30 Jan 2007 15:23:22 -0500
...Jumpseat under behind the drivers seat 12V/120V cooler behind the front passenger seat. Additional "cigar lighter" plug on the passenger front pedestal for...
Re: 1985 GL Automatic transmission issues
Historical mailing list - Rob
Sat, 8 Nov 2008 16:13:55 -0800
...Then they would disconnect the line from the cooler going back to the transmission and run it with the one guy pouring fresh fluid...
Re: Auto tranny advice and more
Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
Sun, 18 Apr 2010 15:38:52 -0700
...looks like this year transmission did not come with an oil > cooler. > > I plan to call the different auto transmission places recommended > tomorrow and...
Re: oil in coolant
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Wed, 19 Apr 2000 09:00:32 -0700
There is no oil cooler on a 1.9 engine, but there is on the automatic transmission if you have one, so that is...
84 Westy tranny fluid leak
Historical mailing list - John M. Moore
Sun, 17 Jun 2001 12:28:01 EDT
...the tranny cooler were coated with gunk, as is the top of the tranny forward of the opening between the transmission and engine. Where...
Re: Engine Transmission removal
Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
Sun, 1 Oct 2006 08:42:32 -0400
...Also the transmission is to be removed and various seals > and cooler replaced. My questions: 1) Is it better/easier to remove the > engine...
Re: Gear box oil - Redline MT90 or Swepco ?
Historical mailing list - Tom Carchrae
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 06:00:36 -0700
...Cooler temperatures? Not clear if there is any benefit from these alternatives - or is there? Will they make the transmission last another 200k? Should...
Re: automatic transmission replacement
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Wed, 1 Jul 2009 17:51:29 -0700
...I have a Subaru 2.2 engine, and then the small car transmission cooler. I do know that the bell housing has to be...
Re: Auto Transmission fluid change
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Sun, 8 Aug 2021 16:12:20 -0500
...info for the correct gaskets and filters. > > I have an additional transmission cooler so need to find the additional > filter in that line as...
Re: A/T problems -- fluid level high
Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
Mon, 2 Mar 2015 19:50:14 -1000
...transmission. >>>> >>>> What are the next steps now? Can I resolve the problem (pending >>>> installing a new cooler) by simply taking the stock cooler out...
Re: Hesitating automatic transmission
Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
Fri, 3 Oct 2008 10:56:21 -0500
...Recently the transmission began hesitating when shifting > from second to third. It is more pronounced when it is cooler > outside (like now). After it...
EV transmission cooler & Tire prices?
Historical mailing list - Tracey Choulat
Sat, 16 Mar 1996 18:47:44 -0500 (EST)
...My question is, this is an automatic, can the EV be easily fitted with a transmission cooler? Does anybody have one on their EV...