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I did the opposite of Dogcharmer: I put my cooler in before the rad cooler, so the coolant warms up the tranny fluid after the cooler cools it down.

 I dunno about Ford trannies, but GM tranny lines can build upwards of 300PSI (and GM trannies will also empty the pan in mere seconds and make a very, very big mess if you start the engine with a line disconnected - don't ask me how I know this). Because of my experiences with GM transmissions (remember, I worked in GM shops all my life, so almost all my experience with broken cars is GM) I recommend to always use hoses specifically designed for transmission cooler applications, as other lines may not withstand the pressure.

I dunno why, but I've always preferred a top-to-bottom flow for coolers. I guess it stems from cooling system theory - the water pump inlet will always be connected to the lowest point on the radiator, to prevent the pump sucking any air that might be in the radiator and to allow any air in the system to stay harmlessly in the top part of the rad. I know not much air would get into a transmission or oil cooler, but for some reason I've always just used that same logic.

I did my trans cooler reciently. I just used one from a Bronco I found at the JY. Mounted in fromt of the radiator and high pressure rubber hose to bridge the gap from the trans cooler hard lines to the trans lines. Works great. Now only insted of leaking from the cooler, it leaks from the fittings on the trans. Should be fixed today though

if you want i can dredge up the part numbers for the fittings from summit.  what i think is stupid about the stock fittings is they're basically BARBED "chinese handcuffs" and to me that seems really half assed.

My aftermarket cooler is currently hooked up after the return line from my radiator cooler.  It goes to the rad first, then the aftermarket which is mounted in front of the rad (I have no condensor or A/C anymore....none of that stuff in the way)