Tranny cooler install part three...or four.
Here's a close-up photo of the two fittings from the B&M kit together and hoses connected to them:
The ghetto part is this: I knew I had to use water to flush that cooler portion out. I brought out a large cup of water, put some of the water in my mouth, put the hose to my mouth and forced the water down the hose with all my might. I do this twice and found it very difficult to push the air through with just my lungs. I came up with a better idea.
In this photo you will notice a bicycle pump next to the engine oil dipstick. I brought it out, placed the end you would normally place against a tire valve stem, against the hose I forced water down into and starting pumping the tire pump. It worked like a charm. All the air was forcing the old transmission fluid and water out. I could not see it coming out, but I heard it and my little helper (daughter) was able to see when the 'red stuff' was no longer coming out and then she said it was 'white' (water).....or mostly water.
I left the stock hose on the other end of the radiator and it had been aimed down to the drip pan as I forced the air into the cooler part of the stock radiator:
I was off the target by a bit. I should have pushed the drip pan to the back of the vehicle a bit more. I got some 'Pink Milkshake' I artificially produced on my own onto the cardboard I had laid down on the parking lot to catch any mistakes I might make.
Here's the result of tap water being forced into a hose to push out the old transmission fluid out of the stock radiator:
After that, I brought a section of auto parts store-purchased 3/8" ID (Inner Diameter) into the mix. I closed off the send and return metal fittings off the stock radiator with this hose. I decided to bring it behind the power steering cooling tube just for s**ts and giggles.
The lower cooler hose:
And the routing. It is the hose on the bottom:
The completed install:
I went out on a lazy sunday drive after that with the kids. I had checked periodically for leaks and felt the heat from the B&M cooler against my hand and it was working just fine. Sweet Mod. Kudo's to those forum members out there for submitting photos and their knowledge for all, including myself, to share. I would have never known this was a problem on this generation.
When the time comes, I am going to install a pro comp 8 or 9 inch radiator fan and maybe a thermister and switch for automatic on/off operation......but I just might make it a manual switch instead and turn it on and off when I feel the need; i.e. stop/go traffic/hill climbing/long and steep grades. Amazon has some for a good price.
Hope that helps somebody out there.
