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Capping Radiator

I'm swapping a T-5 from a turbo coupe in my sport coupe that originally had an AOD. The T-5 does not need to be cooled off and therefore I have an inlet and outlet line from my radiator used to cool the transmission fluid from the AOD. Does anybody know how to cap those lines at the radiator?

Capping Radiator

Reply #1
Dont need to.... they are a separate chamber in the radiator, they won't leak anything
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Capping Radiator

Reply #2
Yep, that's right. Just let the fluid drain out....really good, and you're done. OR, if you just want to, grab a couple of short, properly threaded bolts to cap them, but it's not necessary.
'88 Sport--T-5,MGW shifter,Trick Flow R intake,Ed Curtis cam,Trick Flow heads,Scorpion rockers,75mm Accufab t-body,3G,mini starter,Taurus fan,BBK long tube headers,O/R H-Pipe, Flowamaster Super 44's, deep and deeper Cobra R wheels, Mass Air and 24's,8.8 with 3.73's,140 mph speedo,Mach 1 chin spoiler,SN-95 springs,CHE control arms,aluminum drive shaft and a lot more..

Capping Radiator

Reply #3
I did the same swap to a T-5 but used the  trans cooler in the rad for a P/S cooler.....it's there and the price was right.  :cheers:
84 COUGAR/90 HO, 1.7RRs, performer RPM,700DP, equal length shorties, stainless EXH ,T-5,Hurst pro-billet, KC clutch, 8.8/ 4.10s, line-lok, bla ,bla, bla.
71 COMET/289,351w heads, 12.5 TRWs, 750DP, Liberty TL, 9"/6.00s, 11.9x @112 , bla,bla,bla.

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Reply #4
I will never use the one in the radiator again after a horrid experience with my GF's car. Her trans went out so I bought a new one and her dad put it in as I didn't have time. 2 weeks later it died, so I looked at it and the brass insert in the rad end was cracked which sucked water into the trans. Granted I'd known this if I'd looked the first time but ya, screwed myself over. I think a 50 dollar external with fan as cheap insurance now.
88 Turbocoupe: Coast High Performance 331 kit 28oz balance, Comp XE264HR14 cam, 58cc 185 afr heads, 1.7 roller rockers, Mass-Flo EFI (was POS to setup and their techline is a joke at best)
Full 1 5/8 primary equal length headers, 2 1/2 exhaust, Full manual reverse VB c4 and baked off clear coat "BECAUSE RACECAR"