g prime

I just bought a mazadatrix replacement rad for my 81'. At the bottom there are two metal tubes coming out of the center, what are these for, If I don't connect them will coolent come shooting out. My current rad has everything else but that. Thanks

dirty86

automatic transmision fluid cooler lines

no fluid will come out

g prime

Thanks for the quick reply.

dino1stgen

Could you use the auto trans cooler for an oil cooler if you have a manual?

dirty86

i asked that question but noaboady awsnserd

hornbm

I guess, although gear oil heating is not much of a problem anyway.

Jeff20B

iTrader: (13)

Heating the gear oil with those tubes would be a problem. Gear oil is also thicker than trans fluid.

dirty86

how about motor oil

Lotus00

I dont think that little part of the radiator used for transmission cooling would be enough for cooling the oil.

dirty86

yes but look at the bee hive

Lotus00

I have never seen a beehive oil cooler... are they really small?

anyway, I still dont think it would work, the fittings are really small. (compared to the ones on my 82 oil cooler)

DriveFast7

iTrader: (1)

just plug those two pipes with rubber caps

jamo

you cant use that for man trans cooler because there is no pump on the man. trans to pump the fluid through the cooler. it would just sit there.

dino1stgen

I didn't say anything about gear oil or using it for cooling the manual transmission. What I meant was, if you have a car with a manual transmission, can you use the cooler for engine oil.

Jeff20B

iTrader: (13)

Beehive tubes are bigger.