power glyde is poor trans for towing, use BIG cooler!
Greg In Fla
A.S.E. trans certification
56 step-short bed
-----Original Message-----
From: Edward T. Dingo <cen36932@centuryinter.net>
To: Trucks list <oletrucks@autox.team.net>
Date: Wednesday, June 28, 2000 2:21 AM
Subject: [oletrucks] Aux. tranny cooler
>Need some advice...Have a '57 3100, 6 stick, soon to be a 327
>w/powerglide. The radiator is 1 1/2 years new. While talking to my local
>radiator repair man, looking for some advice, he recommended keeping the
>6 radiator and adding a tranny cooler. He said it would be much cheaper
>than adding cooler to inside of radiator. Plus, he showed me a factory
>tranny cooler from a radiator that he had disassembled. Real small!!!
> He said to figure gvw of the truck (5000 lb. ?) plus travel trailer
>that I will be occasionally pulling (1958 Trotwood, 16 ft., wt. is 1758
>lbs. according to title). 5000 plus 2000...do I get a cooler for 7000
>lbs gvw? This guy has been doing radiators for over 50 years, well known
>in the area. Guys at the parts stores shake their heads, say to get the
>biggest one they have, like for 1 ton dooleys pulling 5th wheelers.
>Bottom line, any one do something similar? How big a transmission cooler
>do I get? Thanks for the input people.
>
>Ed
>'57 3100, awaiting transplant...
>
>oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
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