Strawberry Milkshake preventions?

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Another long term option is too use distilled water in your radiator. This will help cut down on corrosion that tap and even drinking water do not do.
 
etc. said:
Another long term option is too use distilled water in your radiator. This will help cut down on corrosion that tap and even drinking water do not do.
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I'm going to go ahead and disagree with the above statement. You'd just be asking for rust and corrosion.

You can flush your coolant regularly (will still eventually happen), buy a new radiator every 100,000 miles or install a dedicated trans cooler.
 
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49Runner said:
Other then installing a tranny cooler is there any way to safe gaurd against the milkshake?
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can i ask why you dont want to install the tranny cooler? just got mine from summit for $59 shipped and it was an easy install. Your radiator could still develop leaks but now there is no possibility of the tranny fluid and coolant mixing which is well worth it to me. other than that, new radiator is only option but even new parts could be defective. IMO only surefire way to prevent is to bypass the radiator:cheers:
 
I'd like to do the tranny cooler, but when I start looking into it it seems like there are so many variables. I guess mine would be

Hot summers, fairly cold (but not really freezing) winters
Don't tow much, but would like the option so if I get a small boat/tent trailer I won't have problems

Any recommendations?
 
My question is if the winters here get to zero degrees or lower, bypassing the radiator might make the tranny fluid too cold? Wouldn't just installing a new radiator be the best option?
 
I'm surprised how cheap a new radiator is. Now, how about hoses and whatnot? Are there any ways for old hoses to screw things up?
 
arracado said:
I'd like to do the tranny cooler, but when I start looking into it it seems like there are so many variables. I guess mine would be

Hot summers, fairly cold (but not really freezing) winters
Don't tow much, but would like the option so if I get a small boat/tent trailer I won't have problems

Any recommendations?
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I reasearched it quite a bit and decided on the B&M 70268 due to the fact that many people had different brands and the design of the B&M outperformed the others . Tests were done with gauges in variable weather conditions. The cooler in your stock radiator cant be any more efficient than this one, cant speak on subfreezing temps as im in SC but as far as towing youll be fine.
 
Can anyone show me hard evidence that the tranny running too cold is bad for it?

FWIW, I live in Colorado. I run a Hayden tranny cooler and completely bypassed the radiator. We have already had days below freezing this year. Including some snow. So, with that being said, I have a tranny temp gauge in my 4runner. It routinely runs around 115-160 degrees even with temps in the 20s.

Bypassing the radiator is not going to be an issue. Even in subfreezing temps. The tranny still creates enough heat to move fluid freely. Take off from a stand still 6-7 times, and the tranny is already pushing 100*.
 
If you do a lot of 4wheeling I'd definately put on an external trans cooler. All that bouncing around creates a lot of stress on the rad.:trophy:
 
01t4rnr said:
I reasearched it quite a bit and decided on the B&M 70268 due to the fact that many people had different brands and the design of the B&M outperformed the others . Tests were done with gauges in variable weather conditions. The cooler in your stock radiator cant be any more efficient than this one, cant speak on subfreezing temps as im in SC but as far as towing youll be fine.
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I was looking at that one too. I think I'm gonna pull the trigger on it. Thanks!
 
arracado said:
I was looking at that one too. I think I'm gonna pull the trigger on it. Thanks!
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summit has the best price, i searched for quite a while. Also go to your local Advance,autozone whatever and pick up about 4' of additional 3/8" tranny cooler hose and youre all set . Dont remove the bumper, just pop out the grill , and if you need any help its still fresh in my mind so PM me.
 
The internal radiator cooler does a better job of cooling the tranny fluid when at slower speeds such as stop and go traffic and slow going when off road but you can run a fan on the cooler to make it work at slow speeds but there's is little risk going with a new radiator and keep it operating like stock but neither option is a bad one.
 
etc. said:
Why?
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He is just saying that distilled water is not the best way to prevent the milkshake from happening and replacing the radiator is the real difference maker..

I'm thinking you meant to use distilled water with the coolant as that is what you should do. Distilled water is pure so that is without a doubt the best water to use.
 
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etc. said:
Why?
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cj80cruiser said:
He is just saying that distilled water is not the best way to prevent the milkshake from happening and replacing the radiator is the real difference maker..

I'm thinking you meant to use distilled water with the coolant as that is what you should do. Distilled water is pure so that is without a doubt the best water to use.
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I think I made the mistake of assuming you meant only water, not use distilled water with the coolant mix.
If so, I retract the statment.
:cheers:
 
01t4rnr said:
summit has the best price, i searched for quite a while. Also go to your local Advance,autozone whatever and pick up about 4' of additional 3/8" tranny cooler hose and youre all set . Dont remove the bumper, just pop out the grill , and if you need any help its still fresh in my mind so PM me.
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Thanks man, I appreciate that!

With regards to replacing the radiator...is there any way to tell the age/condition of the one that's in there? Like some way to gauge the likelihood of the breach? Mine looks pretty nice...I'm thinking it's not the original but I have no way of telling.
 
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