Re: [FWDLK] EARLY AND LATE CI TORQUEFLITE QUESTION

[Eastern Sierra Adjustment Svc <esierraadj@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

All Dodges in the late 50's had the air cooled transmissions.

It is claimed that the liquid cooled guys lived longer, but, otherwize, 
for the Fury/D500 variants, which
were built to the 300-specs, with a 5th clutch disc, etc, the 
performance of the L-cooled units was not necessarily
superior to that of the air cooled ones.

I scored a CHRY-type liquid-cooled trannie, years ago, and had its 
cooler-unit be installed into my car's radiator's
bottom tank, which was, then, plumbed to the L-cooled trannie's orifices.

I retained the air cooled bell housing, but, back-then, installed a  
non-finned L-cooled T/Q.

Dave H. later wrote to say that the A-cooled T/Q was an even-better 
solution, so, when my trannie
went in for an  O/H, in FEB, I located an A-cooled T/Q to be installed  
in it.

So, no, I found and installed a different L-cooled trannie, to replace 
the car's OEM A-cooled unit.


Neil Vedder


deddee@xxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> Neil
> Was your trans an air cooled trans???
> That you connected the cooling lines to???
> ED
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Eastern Sierra Adjustment Svc
> Date: Friday, June 5, 2009 3:33 pm
> Subject: Re: [FWDLK] EARLY AND LATE CI TORQUEFLITE QUESTION
> To: L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
> > Yes, in-deed, Ed!
> >
> > Dave Homstad (credit where due) instructed me to use the air
> > cooled (has
> > small cooling fins attached, around it )
> > torque converter, when I converted my car to the liquid cooled
> > transmission, for an even-greater cooling effect.
> >
> > I am still using the car's air-cooled (has air vent-openings
> > around it)
> > bell housing, which would be an important
> > feature to have, when using the finned torque converter(!)
> >
> > The liquid-cooled T/Q does not have any cooling fins on it.
> >
> > Neil Vedder
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > eddee@xxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> > > HELLO GROUP
> > >
> > > Does anyone know if an early CI FLITE that used the air cooled
> > > convertor,,,,,,can be used with cooling lines to the radiator
> > for the
> > > later applications??????
> > >
> > >
> > > The plugs are there and can be removed from the early units so
> > one
> > > would think just removing the plugs in the side of the trans
> > and
> > > attaching the cooling lines would provide flow to the radiator?
> > >
> > > Thanks to all
> > > ED ECKERSON
> > > LI NY
> > >
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