Curt
Sometimes when I close my eyes, I can't see.
Hey everyone,
I know it's not a GMT400, but I got an '03 supercharged H2 on 38's that is in need of some coolant and trans cooling help. Right now I just purchased a Be Cool 66102 radiator, and planning on adding a Tru-Cool 40k as well. I'm keeping the factory routing (trans fluid goes into radiator, then into trans cooler) even though I know it's suggested to bypass the radiator. I love the thought of having a 40k on the front of that thing, but if I need a cold weather bypass, I'll need to size down the cooler to make space to mount the bypass. Here's a link to a thread with a 40k installed on an H2: https://www.hummerforums.com/forum/hummer-h2-8/h2-external-tranny-cooler-35751/ . If it were like my suburban, I'd just add a thermostat for the heck of it, but unfortunately there ain't much room to mount things here.
My question is: do you think a transmission thermostat would be necessary if I don't bypass the radiator? Around me it gets down to low 30s in the winter and we do take the truck to Tahoe when it's snowing. I'm just thinking the coolant in the radiator should warm up the transmission enough to not warrant a thermostat... right? Interested to hear your thoughts on this.
I know it's not a GMT400, but I got an '03 supercharged H2 on 38's that is in need of some coolant and trans cooling help. Right now I just purchased a Be Cool 66102 radiator, and planning on adding a Tru-Cool 40k as well. I'm keeping the factory routing (trans fluid goes into radiator, then into trans cooler) even though I know it's suggested to bypass the radiator. I love the thought of having a 40k on the front of that thing, but if I need a cold weather bypass, I'll need to size down the cooler to make space to mount the bypass. Here's a link to a thread with a 40k installed on an H2: https://www.hummerforums.com/forum/hummer-h2-8/h2-external-tranny-cooler-35751/ . If it were like my suburban, I'd just add a thermostat for the heck of it, but unfortunately there ain't much room to mount things here.
My question is: do you think a transmission thermostat would be necessary if I don't bypass the radiator? Around me it gets down to low 30s in the winter and we do take the truck to Tahoe when it's snowing. I'm just thinking the coolant in the radiator should warm up the transmission enough to not warrant a thermostat... right? Interested to hear your thoughts on this.