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Old 01-20-2011, 09:38 PM
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Re: Transmission care

Ok no problem, I was only interested in the technical points.
Don't mean to cause anybody any problems.

In addition, I would like to apologise to Trevor.
I see that I have used his name here in a derogative maner.
It was not intended to be, it just come out that way.



But,,,,,,,,,,,
I would like to take this up again with Phil, in another place, There is a lot to be learned..

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Old 01-20-2011, 09:49 PM
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[I]I have to say though that really, while a lot of the things in this thread are debated, .
Why do you say that!
They are being discussed!
Or we are just having an intelectual discord about,
,,,things!
But a debate, NO, I must protest!






















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Old 01-20-2011, 10:02 PM
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1.21 gigawatts!!!

Great Scott!

What the hell is a gigawatt!?


I have to say though that really, while a lot of the things in this thread are debated, one thing is clear: a transmission cooler that replaces the stock one is a 100% good idea.
Tonight I had a chance to get under "Pete's Pearlie", now mine.TEEHEEHEE!
A beautiful 230,069 mile SVX with an aftermarket trans cooler, Subi fix trans filter, a 4.44 installed years ago, with now maybe 150k on it.
I removed the trans filter, disconnected the stock in rad cooler, and did a "transfusion" of Dexron to BG Products, with the engine running, the car in park.
To watch the two/three year old fluid exit the trans through the clear hose, a clean but dark red, and watch the bright red BG enter through a similar hose was very, very cool!
After a roadtest, I "think" that the slow 2/3, 3/4 shifts were better, but they were still too slow.
I see a valve body for this one too.
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Old 01-22-2011, 06:13 AM
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Harvey, I apologize for speaking very affirmatively and being more instructive in tone than convincing. I could have been more affable and amiable and wish I had been. I will endeavor to do so in the future.

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Old 01-22-2011, 04:30 PM
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Harvey, I apologize for speaking very affirmatively and being more instructive in tone than convincing. I could have been more affable and amiable and wish I had been. I will endeavor to do so in the future.
Thats OK Micheal, posts don't always convey the meaning as we intend. Interpretation is the readers domain.

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Old 01-24-2011, 04:43 PM
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Reguarding transmission cooler size;
"I had to take a long drive today in 24-26°f weather, driving a
1)4.44 SVX with
2)a huge transmission cooler,
3)no external filter,
4)factory trans cooler bypassed, and
5)BG Products synthetic fluid in it.
All five of these changes lower the transmission temperature.
The highest trans temperature that I saw was 140°f even though I was driving at 3000rpm, about72 mph.
When the temp dropped to 138°f, it would unlock the torque converter.
The cooler in this SVX is a 15,7/8"total width, and 7,1/2" tall.
It is a Hayden/Imperial #242016 that has six passes.
For a summer car, or a Southern States car its might still be a little on the big side"
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Reguarding transmission cooler size;
"I had to take a long drive today in 24-26°f weather, driving a
1)4.44 SVX with
2)a huge transmission cooler,
3)no external filter,
4)factory trans cooler bypassed, and
5)BG Products synthetic fluid in it.
All five of these changes lower the transmission temperature.
The highest trans temperature that I saw was 140°f even though I was driving at 3000rpm, about72 mph.
When the temp dropped to 138°f, it would unlock the torque converter.
The cooler in this SVX is a 15,7/8"total width, and 7,1/2" tall.
It is a Hayden/Imperial #242016 that has six passes.
For a summer car, or a Southern States car its might still be a little on the big side"
I think that is the same Hayden I was looking at. I talked to the technical folks at Summit Racing and asked them which cooler had the lower flow resistance, the Flex-a-lite 4110 or the Hayden 676. They said it was the Flex-a-lite 4110. I think the 4110 also had the smaller footprint. It has less cooling capacity but, as you said, larger cooling capacity may not be a good thing. I could only imagine how cool my tranny would be running in our -18F mornings with a large Hayden cooler.
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Old 01-24-2011, 08:08 PM
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To make a long story only medium long I did finally open up the dryer and find the switch that turns the dryer off when you open the door was bad. Not having a switch on hand and not caring if the dryer turns off I popped a crimp cap in place of the switch and my dyer works.
A word of caution... When working as it is designed to work your dryer has a heating system that pulls the air through either the heating coil if it is electric and through a chamber that is heated by a flame if it is gas. The blower does not force air over the heat unit. If the dryer is accidentally ran even for a short amount of time, which will happen if the door is opened with it running with the door switch not functioning, bad things can happen. Worse things can also happen and they can be a lot worse than simply replacing a small, inexpensive part.

You can probably get one here at a reasonable price.
http://www.appliancepartspros.com/

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Old 01-24-2011, 08:14 PM
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1.21 gigawatts!!!

Great Scott!

What the hell is a gigawatt!?
a gigawatt is a billion of those little rascals

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I think that is the same Hayden I was looking at. I talked to the technical folks at Summit Racing and asked them which cooler had the lower flow resistance, the Flex-a-lite 4110 or the Hayden 676. They said it was the Flex-a-lite 4110. I think the 4110 also had the smaller footprint. It has less cooling capacity but, as you said, larger cooling capacity may not be a good thing. I could only imagine how cool my tranny would be running in our -18F mornings with a large Hayden cooler.
The footprint has never shown itself to be a problem to me.
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I think that is the same Hayden I was looking at. I talked to the technical folks at Summit Racing and asked them which cooler had the lower flow resistance, the Flex-a-lite 4110 or the Hayden 676. They said it was the Flex-a-lite 4110. I think the 4110 also had the smaller footprint. It has less cooling capacity but, as you said, larger cooling capacity may not be a good thing. I could only imagine how cool my tranny would be running in our -18F mornings with a large Hayden cooler.
The Hayden is 120 sq. inches 6 pass, the Flex-a-lite is 60 sq. inches 4 pass. I think I'll be getting the Flex-a-lite or something in between.

P.S. It was -26°F here this morning.
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P.S. It was -26°F here this morning.
I HOPE that you did not leave the house!


P.S. It was -26°F here this morning
That is colder than my first wife!
No, not really!
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I HOPE that you did not leave the house!


P.S. It was -26°F here this morning
That is colder than my first wife!
No, not really!
Only to bring in more firewood!
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