Duane867
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- Vehicle Year
- 1993
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- Ford
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- 2.3L
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- Manual
I know what it is, what it does and how it functions.
Any who, the aluminum 4.0 HD radiators eliminated the need all together for an external cooler in almost all cases but the hottest climates in RBVS. When you order a towing package thats what you get in the way of cooling now. An aluminum HD dual core radiator/trans cooler all in one ( since like 93 or something I think ? ). You have to purchase the trans cooler from an after market source and install it your self ( or so I was lead to believe any way). My 88 BII had an external from Ford on it though. It was aluminum finned just like the rad with plastic sides. One in, one out to the trans cooler in the rad. They did a lot of weird shit back then, like the whole dual fuel pump de'bockle, and the fricken weak cam thrust plates, and shotty heads on the 2.9's. Not to mention the standard single core aluminum finned plastic tanked radiator for the BII and rangers v6 optioned truck that made it necessary for an external cooler for the trans in some of them with tow packages.
They do use them on sticks. In NASCAR for their manual transmissions as well as for the rear ends. Other then high speed at durations like that , you'll never need one on a stick.
Any who, the aluminum 4.0 HD radiators eliminated the need all together for an external cooler in almost all cases but the hottest climates in RBVS. When you order a towing package thats what you get in the way of cooling now. An aluminum HD dual core radiator/trans cooler all in one ( since like 93 or something I think ? ). You have to purchase the trans cooler from an after market source and install it your self ( or so I was lead to believe any way). My 88 BII had an external from Ford on it though. It was aluminum finned just like the rad with plastic sides. One in, one out to the trans cooler in the rad. They did a lot of weird shit back then, like the whole dual fuel pump de'bockle, and the fricken weak cam thrust plates, and shotty heads on the 2.9's. Not to mention the standard single core aluminum finned plastic tanked radiator for the BII and rangers v6 optioned truck that made it necessary for an external cooler for the trans in some of them with tow packages.
They do use them on sticks. In NASCAR for their manual transmissions as well as for the rear ends. Other then high speed at durations like that , you'll never need one on a stick.
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