tranny cooler lines out of copper?

67cudafb said
I have used copper lines for trans cooler without any problems. Never heard it was not designed for double flair and have done this many times. Copper tube and pipe is used in a/c systems at high pressure and heat. Steel lines cheaper than copper I think thats why orignal equipt. I am not an expert just my thought.

jimjimjimmy said
there is not one thing wrong with copper we use it in fishing boats for darn near everything. high pressure steering lines fuel lines hydro return lines grease line tubes main engine cooling pipes transmission cooler lines just to name a few and as far as vibaration goes thats why we use copper its good with vibaration and corrosion we change it every 20 years.

Pretty much. Only downside I can see of copper is that it IS more flexible, and therefore needs better support. Conventional A/C and heat pumps use copper, so you are talking about routine operating pressures of 250 at temperatures much hotter than you'd like to hold onto. (Hot gas line on compressor)

"The Copper Tube Handbook"

[ame]http://www.copper.org/publications/pub_list/pdf/copper_tube_handbook.pdf[/ame]

http://www.copper.org/applications/plumbing/techref/cth/cth_main.html