AOD Remote Only Trans Cooler setups

[ksagis]

Yeah, they are crappy fittings that weren’t very tight together and though it being a drain, that what I did was good but clearly not.

Will take it off once it cools and use my thread seal paste with thread lock. Nothing gets through that. I’ve used it on my tv pressure sensor setup and everything else important and wish I’d used that on this but will now.

What is your favorite thread seal paste brand?

Btw, ntqsd and I were suggesting similar approaches but I was confused by your reply. Looking at the pics, I thought it was mounted square to floorboard?

Is the fan a pusher or puller?

I’d guess there’s a boundary layer close to floorboard that you want to work around. A wind speed sensor would tell you if at speed the airflow was getting interrupted. I was using one to check how my winch affected radiator airflow at speed.

 

[ba123]

I swear by this stuff. The only thing that sucks is the cure time.


Yeah hard to tell from the pics but I designed and ordered brackets that space it away as much as possible. I think the problem is the fan. These fans seem to suck so bad that they don’t suck at all through this beefy cooler.

DeltaPAG already responded that all 9” fans stink and they recommended their own cooler and shit do I wish I’d seen that before.

Not sure I have the room for it but might be worth trying if I do. The price is VERY reasonable for their products.
https://deltapag.com/products/oil-cooler

 

[Broncobowsher]

I would be putting a thermocouple on the cold air side of the cooler and watch what the air temp going into the cooler is.
If it is cold, the cooler isn't shedding heat as fast as it is going in.
If it is hot, airflow issue with hot air getting to the front of the cooler.
Then you know what direction you have to go.

 

[ba123]

I fully agree that air temp could be a big problem, but if the fan isn't strong enough to pull enough air to cool, then there seems no point. And I could prob test what the air temp is but I think I need to focus on airflow through the cooler first and then think about the air temp. I'm not always going to have cool air available either, like on a hot day. I've noticed from the start that the airflow of the Spal fan that came with this does not move very much air at all.

I just retested this Zirgo fan mounted and wired up with the engine running and 13.9 volts, it's still just barely under 4 amps. That's crap. Not even going to bother with a test drive. Ordered an anemometer so I can get a reading on it mounted and compare these fans.

I think once I’ve maxed my fan options, I can move on. Most of these fans are inexpensive. Only pricey one is the Davies Craig at $220 or something.

I asked more about the DeltaPAG and how thick it is and how much space it needs underneath and it might work better for me if I can fit it. He said:

“ Its about 5" + 2" gap. Our 15 x 13 with 12" fan is about 3x the heat dissipation of that derale.”

I think I can fit it. Might have to move my fuel filter but not the end of the world if I need to. And the fact that they claim 240,000 btu/hr of cooling is insane. The Derale claims 130k and it’s nowhere near that.

As insane as this Derale cooler is, it just doesn’t seem right for me. I could wait until this new fan comes but I’m leaning towards getting the DeltaPAG one.

 

[ba123]

Screw it.

I just ordered the DeltaPAG setup. Expensive but It should work better for me and I'm confident in their fan specs and much larger fan.

Anyone wanna buy this Derale 65860 race cooler setup? I'm sure it's way more than anyone else will need.

 

[ba123]

I was still curious so I got an Anemometer to test the airflow though this Zirgo fan I'm returning and the meter is a cheap Amazon one, so could certainly be off a little but calculating about 230-260 cfm through my cooler and about 470-500 cfm open air.

I tested the Spal I was using, rated at 625, I actually got 635 cfm or so open air.

Glad I didn't bother with the test drive.

Wondering how bad this Alloyworks one will be but less stressful since I'm just waiting for the DeltaPAG one now. I've certainly racked up the expenses on cooler testing for y'all. I'm glad nobody else has heat issues like I do.

 

[bronco italiano]

I was still curious so I got an Anemometer to test the airflow though this Zirgo fan I'm returning and the meter is a cheap Amazon one, so could certainly be off a little but calculating about 230-260 cfm through my cooler and about 470-500 cfm open air.

I tested the Spal I was using, rated at 625, I actually got 635 cfm or so open air.

Glad I didn't bother with the test drive.

Wondering how bad this Alloyworks one will be but less stressful since I'm just waiting for the DeltaPAG one now. I've certainly racked up the expenses on cooler testing for y'all. I'm glad nobody else has heat issues like I do.

ba123, is there any way that your sending unit could be inaccurate? You have went "to infinity and beyond", and it shouldn't be this difficult..................oh that's right, it's a bronco. LOL

 

[ba123]

ba123, is there any way that your sending unit could be inaccurate? You have went "to infinity and beyond", and it shouldn't be this difficult..................oh that's right, it's a bronco. LOL

No, I know it's correct and I've had a couple different ones as well to be absolutely sure. I've also laser temp'd the lines in and out. This AOD just runs way too hot. At first I had the temp sensor in the hot port out and it was 270 just cruising around town. I can only imagine what it is going up Highway 17. I think if this DeltaPAG cooler doesn't cool it enough then it's time to move on.