Holy rippoff

[SLIPPY]

truck runs baddass so far. It didnt even crank over a full turn before starting. It was like I never tore it apart.

Radiator and coolant and Im on the road.


Anyone ever use the stock AC condensor for a tranny cooler?

I removed the AC pump and lines and related parts from the engine/truck. Garbage, AC is for bitches. It is more **** to fail, more **** to maintain, more **** cluttering up my engine compartment. Plus I hate the taste/smell of AC in a car. If its hot, my windows are down.

So the stock tranny cooler is kinda wussy lookin/sized. I already have a nice condensor mounted to the intercooler. Would it be worth it to plumb the tranny lines to the condensor instead?

Its ALLOT bigger than the stock cooler and its free and already mounted, any hangups anyone can think of? Why should I not do this?:corn:

Ive never heard of anyone doing this. are you having problems with high tranny temps? What size tube is the condensor? i know u say its bigger but are the lines themselves bigger? tranny fluid is thicker so if the line was to small in diameter it might not flow the same which prob. wouldnt make the tranny run any cooler.

Did ya still want the intercooler boot?

 

[zukkev]

Is the condenser a flat fin/serpentine-style (definitely not if this is the case.), or tube??? ...I wouldn't go any smaller of tube than what the rest of the trans cooling lines are (and I believe they are ~.5" IIRC...).

 

[SLIPPY]

IDK i can even remember :haha: i was gunna say you could get a frame mount cooler, but sounds like brad is the type of person to find a free upgrade :awesomework: ...or fix it with rubber of the soul of his boot

its fin style but the condensor has tubes running through it i think the lines going into it are 3/8" +....but within the condensor they neck down to a smaller size, i have know idea what size it is. Id give it a whirl it sounds like a good idea anyways...just watch the trans temp gauge. Oh and dont forget to add more trans fluid...

 

[zukkev]

IF you're going to try this brad, FLUSH the condenser out VERY thoroughly as inevitably A/C compressors wear, and the trash ends up settling in the lowest place (bottom of the condenser)...
And SLIPPY, ALL condensers have cooling fins surrounding the actual tube to aid in heat transfer, but the style of tube is different depending on what make of vehicle it's in.


And to those involved in the whole valve adjust debate and their relate responses, enough!:eeek: If you want to debate valve adjustment, start another thread..........

 

[SLIPPY]

And SLIPPY, ALL condensers have cooling fins surrounding the actual tube to aid in heat transfer, but the style of tube is different depending on what make of vehicle it's in.
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style? The size..or?

 

[SLIPPY]

seems you cleaned up this thread. Can you at least PM me my last message, so i can PM it to jeff

 

[zukkev]

style? The size..or?

Both....some manufacturers use a condenser that looks more like a radiator, in that the tubes are wide/flat; this would be a serpentine style...while apparently Dodge uses a more traditional style condenser with round tube snaking thru the cooling fins....

 

[SLIPPY]

understood.

 

[SLIPPY]

So with the flat type, it must be really flat...enough that tranny fluid wouldnt flow?

im interested in this although im not removing my a/c...its sounds like a good idea

 

[zukkev]

It would probably flow, but it would restrict it due to the viscosity differences of the ATF vs. refridgerant; Not to mention the serpentine style are the worst for plugging up...you can't just flush them. Hell, when this type of system has a compressor failure; the compressor rebuilders REQUIRE the condenser to be replaced (along with a few other items) to validate warranty on the new compressor...

 

[SLIPPY]

It would probably flow, but it would restrict it due to the viscosity differences of the ATF vs. refridgerant; Not to mention the serpentine style are the worst for plugging up...you can't just flush them. Hell, when this type of system has a compressor failure; the compressor rebuilders REQUIRE the condenser to be replaced (along with a few other items) to validate warranty on the new compressor...

oh ya i remember my first job at napa we would have to tell customers replacement of the condenser was recommended. In fact i think it may have even voided the warrenty as well, or, on just some applications. so are all the cummins non-serpentine style? serpentine must be the style the tube is called because cummins have serpentine belts :haha:

 

[CHOP SHOP]

Both the condenser and the tranny cooler are identical except for width.

They both have 1/2 lines

They both have a tube on each end feeding the flat rows connecting the two.

Its a hare over three times as long as the tranny cooler.

I just like the idea of added capacity and heavy duty cooling if needed.

 

[SLIPPY]

added capacity is always good and the condenser is like 3 times the size of the tranny cooler. More volume to cool at once. I like the idea dude. Genius

 

[zukkev]

Both the condenser and the tranny cooler are identical except for width.

They both have 1/2 lines

They both have a tube on each end feeding the flat rows connecting the two.

Its a hare over three times as long as the tranny cooler.

I just like the idea of added capacity and heavy duty cooling if needed.

I just googled pics of each (forgot what they looked like), and it appears they do use a serpentine style condenser, and cooler....If you're comfy you can get all the A/C gunk out of the condenser (go pick up some Dura141 flushing solvent to do this), I say try it and report back...But don't hold me liable, you're the genius!!!:fawkdancesmiley: