On Fri, 2011-05-27 at 17:14 -0400, Dennis Haynes wrote:
> When removing the factory water cooled ATF cooler the hoses should be
>  blocked, not joined. This will make it the same as the standard tranny
>  systems.

Makes sense to me. Looks like a couple 5/8'' bolts and 1'' clamps should
do the job.

No telling why Gowesty has one joining them when installing the kit.

> In fact a better option is to replace the manifold with the
>  standard tranny version.

Sounds like a pain, but it does simplify things. Are the standard tranny
parts available, I wonder.

> Joining the hoses especially without a
>  restriction is a short circuit to the radiator.

That's what I was thinking and it might explain why Marius is seeing
higher engine temps.

Thanks again, Dennis.

-- RJS