68 GT convertible project
Right after I got my trans cooler mount finished, I read that these coolers shouldn't be installed with the fittings pointing down. Air will be trapped in the upper passages and decrease the effectiveness of the cooler. Recently I corrected the problem by flipping the assembly upside down. I had to buy some new fittings and redo the lines but it wasn't a big deal.
Now the cooler is behind the bumper so it won't be in direct airflow from the grill. I don't think that's going to be an issue though.(the front spoiler I'm going to use should direct some air up to the cooler) I plan on running the fluid to the external cooler first, then to the radiator cooler. This setup will work out much nicer for running the cooler lines too. After getting the first arrangement finished, it was obvious that I didn't have an easy way of routing the PS cooler line around the lower radiator hose. Going on top of the hose would have gotten close to the fan and going under the hose would have been too low to the ground. Now I have both lines running to the DS. I just drilled one hole in the rad support for the second hose.
Right after I got my trans cooler mount finished, I read that these coolers shouldn't be installed with the fittings pointing down. Air will be trapped in the upper passages and decrease the effectiveness of the cooler. Recently I corrected the problem by flipping the assembly upside down. I had to buy some new fittings and redo the lines but it wasn't a big deal.
Now the cooler is behind the bumper so it won't be in direct airflow from the grill. I don't think that's going to be an issue though.(the front spoiler I'm going to use should direct some air up to the cooler) I plan on running the fluid to the external cooler first, then to the radiator cooler. This setup will work out much nicer for running the cooler lines too. After getting the first arrangement finished, it was obvious that I didn't have an easy way of routing the PS cooler line around the lower radiator hose. Going on top of the hose would have gotten close to the fan and going under the hose would have been too low to the ground. Now I have both lines running to the DS. I just drilled one hole in the rad support for the second hose.
