Trans line to radiator measurements?

[nero]

Ran into a problem installing this beautiful radiator from GBP; the top trans line on the stocker won't come out the fitting. Not with PB blaster or a tube/line wrench.

I'm wondering what the measurements are or what I need to buy (AN conversion if necessary) to make a new line.

The bottom trans line to radiator is fine.

Thanks in advance

 

[Red Regal T]

Why don't you bypass the radiator trans cooler, and install an auxilliary trans cooler?

 

[nero]

I'd still need lines, or no? The lines coming out the trans are A-OK, but the top line from the radiator is the problem. Can I just leave the radiator fittings open and what do I do from there? I don't fancy digging at the trans lines... can they still be used?

Part numbers and help on that please, sir.

:-D

Cheers

 

[turbofrank]

Plug rad fittings or leave open. Cut end of trans line and buy rubber trans hose to go to external trans cooler.

 

[nero]

That's ingenius! What size hoses fit over the trans lines?

Thanks

 

[GNX243]

Your Choice

I just replaced my old clogged radiator with a NOS one. The trans lines were a nightmare. The old ones came off easily enough by heating with a torch (I was later told trans fluid was flammable). Although my car has a separate trans cooler I wanted to keep it stock so I reinstalled them. Easy enough but they leaked. So I pulled the radiator again and tightened them. Still leaked. So I pulled the radiator again (getting good at it by this time...drained, out, tightened flare fitting, back in, in only 40 minutes), and still leaked. By the fouth time, I must have had 100 ft/lbs on the fitting (something I really hadn't planned on doing with brass) and they finally stopped leaking. Guess this is why they are so tough getting off.
Brian at G Body Parts has both the 90 degree fitting and the tubing if you want to go that way. If I had a choice, just go with the external cooler.

 

[nero]

Thanks guys, I have an external cooler from Advance by Imperial (a Hayden company which also makes B&M). I have to cut the flared fitting off the trans line coming from the tranny, best tool to do that? I need to do it so I can attach the rubber hose to the line to the external cooler. Do I need to plug the rad tranny cooler line holes or can I just forget 'em and leave 'em open?

Thanks

 

[Terry_H]

Thanks guys, I have an external cooler from Advance by Imperial (a Hayden company which also makes B&M). I have to cut the flared fitting off the trans line coming from the tranny, best tool to do that? I need to do it so I can attach the rubber hose to the line to the external cooler. Do I need to plug the rad tranny cooler line holes or can I just forget 'em and leave 'em open?

Thanks

A clamp behind a small flare is good to keep the hose from sliding off.

 

[BlackBandit]

I have to cut the flared fitting off the trans line coming from the tranny, best tool to do that?

I would use a tubing cutter. Any "saw type" of tool will put allot of metal flake in the line.