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Re: safe transmission temp

by Moots1288 » Sat Sep 27, 2014 9:50 am

Trail X wrote:Seems like its working.

It is, on the highway it usually fluctuates a little bit more around 180 F - 174 F that's after I drove on side streets for 5 minutes going to the house. I need a shift kit though, when it's over 80 degrees it doesn't like shifting into overdrive
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Re: safe transmission temp

by v7guy » Sat Sep 27, 2014 11:29 am

get some good channel locks...
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Re: safe transmission temp

by Trail X » Sat Sep 27, 2014 2:25 pm

It doesn't like shifting into 4th??
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Re: safe transmission temp

by ErikSS » Sat Sep 27, 2014 4:19 pm

v7guy wrote:get some good channel locks...

So, your better at giving advice than using channel locks? :o
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Re: safe transmission temp

by Moots1288 » Sat Sep 27, 2014 4:32 pm

ErikSS wrote:
v7guy wrote:get some good channel locks...

So, your better at giving advice than using channel locks? :o

He doesn't know how to use them properly lol
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Re: safe transmission temp

by flap00 » Thu Nov 20, 2014 10:52 pm

I know this has been discussed elsewhere on the forum before, but what is the general consensus on a good all around brand/model trans cooler these days?
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Re: safe transmission temp

by HARDTRAILZ » Fri Nov 21, 2014 12:44 am

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Re: safe transmission temp

by DirtyBacon04 » Fri Nov 21, 2014 7:05 am

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