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Hi Sjak,
I agree with you that safety first is a "hot" item
here :)
An the idea to use an external cooler has also
crossed my mind.
It will be, technically spoken, a better cooling
solution then then integrated oil cooler in the radiator.
On the other hand, those chrysler engineers weren't
stupid when they designed the torqueflite tranny!
If a separate cooler was necessary I am sure that
they would have fit one on the car.
And when it comes to originality, an extra cooler
won't get a warm applause from the jury.
I am a little in doubt here, I am sure the original
Chrysler solution will be OK when everything is working properly (valves,
cooler lines, oil tank in the radiator).
Maybe it is something stupid like a clogged cooler
line, or one of those valves that Philippe was talking about on the Repair
section of the website (thanks for getting that up again, btw!) is
stucked.
Robert
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Thursday, November 29, 2007 4:57
PM
Subject: Re: IML: 1960 torqueflite
question
When in doubt, better be safe than sorry. The easiest and safest solution
is to place an external oil cooler and new cooling lines for your
transmission. These parts are not expensive, are quickly installed and a good
insurance against lots of transmission trouble.
In the benelux, www.six-packspeedshop.be and www.moparstore.be have the most complete
stock for this kind of parts. Six pack is moving to a new location right
now, but usually, their service and shipping is pretty quick. They always have
oil coolers on stock, and most of the time also cooling lines.
Sjak
On 11/29/07, Rob van
der Es <r.vdes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
Hi
List,
Last month I pulled the radiator of my car to have it re-cored.
So far, so
good. The radiator is like new again but something is worrying
me..
When I unscrewed the cooler lines from the radiator I noticed
that no ATF
was dripping out. I also expected a flood of oil coming from
the cooler unit
on the radiator but nope..
Ofcourse I am aware
that this could be a dangerous situation for my tranny!
Heat is one of
the biggest enemies I am sure.
So what could be wrong here?
There
is almost no dripping from the cooler lines while they are hanging
free
now (maybe that is logical, cause the engine isn't running so no
pressure will be built up).
Ofcourse the cooler lines could be
blocked, that would be the most obvious
reason. As soon as the weather
permits I will remove those cooler lines from
the tranny and I will clean
them out then with solvent and airpressure.
But if the lines are
open, what other options do I have to check for?
On the repair pages of
our website I noticed that member Philippe mentioned
that when you have
cold oil cooler lines (and thus no oil is flowing through
those lines)
the regulator or the converter valve
might be stucked.
Philippe was
talking about a 57 torqueflite, does this also makes sense for
a 60
torqueflite?
Btw, the tranny is still shifting perfectly through all
gears, nice gentle
shifts (but not too soft) that only are getting a
little firmer when the
engine and tranny are at operating
temperature.
The shifts are smoother with a cold engine, what could be
explained by the
fact that no oil is flowing through the oil cooler. The
oil is clean, pink,
and smelling fresh btwn (not burned).
Any
thoughts what might be wrong here?
Thanks,
Robert
1960
Imperial Crown
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