Cheap Tranny Cooler

[87bigcut]

I was walking through a u-pull-it today and made a good find. A tranny cooler off a school bus. The surface area is about the size of a piece of regular sized paper (8.5 x 11). I will try to post pics. Got it for 8 bucks. Need any more info just ask.

Joe

P.S. These have the same logos and stampings as my B&M Both say "LONG" and "Made In Canada" as well as other markings.

 

[J Banning]

Not bad, but how can you ensure that the internals are clean of debris?

I'd think a tube type cooler like the one in the link below would be *safer*
http://www.jamesduff.com/images/newproducts/3126.jpg

Just my $.02

-Banning.

 

[turbofish38]

Yes that looks very similiar to the GNX cooler. Those trucks and buses have the same style oil coolers too. Personally I'm a plate and fin type of guy too. If it is good for the OEM's than its good enough for me.

Ya, its a crap roll of the dice whether they are gummed up with crud. I wont touch one unless it looks like the reason its in the boneyard is because it was wrecked. I like some of the coolers on the late model cop cars and SUVs too. I built a fixture from a pump off of one of the solvent tanks at work. Plumbed up a bunch of fittings from the hardware store along with a remote filter. I run solvent through the cooler for a day or two. I've had good luck so far.

 

[INEEDAGN]

Find a trans shop with a heated cooler flusher and have them clean it. probly 20 bucks or so.

 

[DeltaT]

That's the same Canadian-made cooler that B&M sells as one of their 2 smaller fluid coolers. It got good construction, and for $8 is a steal. I think I paid around $40 from Summit for a B&M one.

They're nice on a street car because they are tougher than the lighter tube and fin coolers, so getting hit by stones and stuff doesn't ruin them. Pretty efficient too, with their internal fins.

Jim