real quick question about radiator need help fast

[slick]

ok well i have a manual radiator in my car now found a crack in the top so im going to replace it. i have a brand new auto radiator that i use to have in my car when it was an auto but it has those tranny coolant lines at the bottom. should i have to plug those and with what? thanks for your help

[civic_90_08]

i dont think you would have to plug those off considering theres not going to be anything coming out of them...


just my thinking.

-Jordan

[slick]

same thing i was thinking but i just want to be 100% positive

[The G-Man]

I would loop them just to be safe.

[slick]

I would loop them just to be safe.

good idea i didnt think about that. thanks gary

[be3p067]

You don't have to plug the lines. You could clog them with dirt and there would be no difference. The lines for the tranny cooler are seperate and use "heat exchange" to cool the ATF.

[slick]

ye but i just plugged them that way i dont have to worry

[AcCoRd91cBsEveN]

Yea ull b fine bro I askd the same question as u like a couple weeks ago and type g helped me out and I put in my automatic radiator and it works perfectly fine your gonna have to squeeze it in tho cause those hoses get stuck on the bottom. good luck.

[slick]

its already in. but i am glad i had it cuz radiators are not cheap

[93F22A6]

You don't have to plug it. You could use it as an oil cooler, not sure if it would help much but it could.

[wed3k]

the air within the tranny cooler needs to circulate in order to keep the coolant fresh and cool.

[93F22A6]

the air within the tranny cooler needs to circulate in order to keep the coolant fresh and cool.

That makes no sense to me. Explain your logic be hind that please.

[johnl]

the air within the tranny cooler needs to circulate in order to keep the coolant fresh and cool.

I think you misunderstand how the transmission fluid cooler works.

Inside the bottom rad tank is a coiled up length of tubing through which the trans fluid is pumped, losing heat into the engine coolant as it does so (I know the coolant isn't particularly cool, but it's colder than the trans fluid because auto boxes are inefficient and can get very hot, which is why conventional auto boxes use more fuel).

There is no air flow specifically or directly involved with cooling the trans fluid, but ultimately the heat is lost through the rad fins via the coolant. There is absolutely no need to block, loop (or whatever) the trans fluid tubes if they aren't being used, it has no affect one way or the other on the cooling system when the 'auto' rad is used in a manual car. Just ignore the tubes altogether.

[wed3k]

I think you misunderstand how the transmission fluid cooler works.

Inside the bottom rad tank is a coiled up length of tubing through which the trans fluid is pumped, losing heat into the engine coolant as it does so (I know the coolant isn't particularly cool, but it's colder than the trans fluid because auto boxes are inefficient and can get very hot, which is why conventional auto boxes use more fuel).

There is no air flow specifically or directly involved with cooling the trans fluid, but ultimately the heat is lost through the rad fins via the coolant. There is absolutely no need to block, loop (or whatever) the trans fluid tubes if they aren't being used, it has no affect one way or the other on the cooling system when the 'auto' rad is used in a manual car. Just ignore the tubes altogether.

i was just joking.