Here's an AFTER pic of what I did, can anyone confirm that it looks correct? Just paranoid. Let me know if this pic is enough.. I took others. And thanks!

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Where do the lines coming out of the bottom of the radiator go? I can't tell from your pic. I plugged mine, but I have seen people run a hose from one nipple to the other. I was not sure if that was what you had done. This link was mentioned earlier in this post and it is the best example I have found for this procedure:jarozi wrote:So I JUST did the bypass w/ 116k on the odo...
Here's an AFTER pic of what I did, can anyone confirm that it looks correct? Just paranoid. Let me know if this pic is enough.. I took others. And thanks!
richardekirby wrote:The radiator line is now just the one that goes from one side of the rad to the other, its a closed loop now. The hose kind of corkscrews but it's just one hose.jarozi wrote:
Where do the lines coming out of the bottom of the radiator go? I can't tell from your pic. I plugged mine, but I have seen people run a hose from one nipple to the other. I was not sure if that was what you had done. This link was mentioned earlier in this post and it is the best example I have found for this procedure:
http://www.clubfrontier.org/forums/f23/ ... ass-42555/
jarozi wrote:That sounds correct.richardekirby wrote:The radiator line is now just the one that goes from one side of the rad to the other, its a closed loop now. The hose kind of corkscrews but it's just one hose.jarozi wrote:
Where do the lines coming out of the bottom of the radiator go? I can't tell from your pic. I plugged mine, but I have seen people run a hose from one nipple to the other. I was not sure if that was what you had done. This link was mentioned earlier in this post and it is the best example I have found for this procedure:
http://www.clubfrontier.org/forums/f23/ ... ass-42555/
thanks goblue90goblue90 wrote:Just snapped this picture sitting at a red light the other day. I had been in stop and go traffic for ~ 1 hour and I believe it was 80+ degrees outside:
I know that tranny temps >175 will start to decrease the life of transmissions, but I'm wondering how accurate the readings are. Assuming that they are, when the heck does the tranny temp warning light on our dash light up?
Can do highway cruising readings, but not the trailer readings (don't have a trailer).eieio wrote:thanks goblue90goblue90 wrote:Just snapped this picture sitting at a red light the other day. I had been in stop and go traffic for ~ 1 hour and I believe it was 80+ degrees outside:
I know that tranny temps >175 will start to decrease the life of transmissions, but I'm wondering how accurate the readings are. Assuming that they are, when the heck does the tranny temp warning light on our dash light up?![]()
can you furnish us with readings under other circumstances, such as
normal freeway cruising with & without a trailer
Thanks 08Datsun. Do you think I should just add the B&M cooler and fan in series with the existing external transmission oil cooler or just replace the OEM cooler?08Datsun wrote:233 is bit high. A Ford transmission engineer told me 225 is what to keep it under and that 175-195 is ideal. My '08 has been bypassed and has two coolers plus a 500cfm fan. It gets to 180-195 off-road and pulling a trailer up a hill, but we haven't seen any really hot weather(110+) to really test it out.
That new cooler should help. Coolers usually have two thicknesses, 3/4" or 1.5". Our factory one is of thinner style. If your going though the trouble of an upgrade, I get a thicker one(other dimensions being similar to stock).
I remember seeing the temperature sensors in the FSM. I believe there are two of them and they are on the bottom of the valve body sitting in the fluid in the pan. I'd assume your Bully Dog is pulling info from one of those.
I've scorched a couple of auto trannys, but have yet had one fail due to it. I just change out the fluid or have it flushed, and they just soldier on.
That really depends on how hard you're going use it. You already said you don't tow. Off-roading is the other thing that builds a lot of heat and in my experience, is even harder on a tranny.goblue90 wrote:Thanks 08Datsun. Do you think I should just add the B&M cooler and fan in series with the existing external transmission oil cooler or just replace the OEM cooler?