Going to be towing a decent amount this summer, each trip probably a couple hundred miles or so. Is it safe to do so for towing? Is there enough cooling for the transmission after the bypass?
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Is the bypass safe to do for towing?
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Re: Is the bypass safe to do for towing?
You could always add in another cooler to the loop. I have one mounted on the front of the radiator. Nice thing is that they are pretty cheap.Ryan7 wrote:Going to be towing a decent amount this summer, each trip probably a couple hundred miles or so. Is it safe to do so for towing? Is there enough cooling for the transmission after the bypass?
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I would prefer to have the benefit of the radiator's internal cooler than adding another external cooler. Liquid-to-liquid coolers are far more efficient that air-to-liquid. If you are towing anything of significant weight, my recommendation would be to replace the radiator with an aftermarket unit rather than bypass and add another external cooler. The price between the external cooler and some aftermarket radiators really isn't that much. I paid $92 for my radiator three years ago. Of course, the cost of labor is a bit more for the radiator if you have to pay someone to replace it.
Just what it came with from the factory. Out at the campsite for the week, she pulled like a champ!khavel wrote:Terry, are you towing with just the factory transmission cooler up front or did add a second one?disallow wrote:although I agree with SMJ, I have been towing with just the air/oil cooler for several years now, and have had no issues.
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