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whats the difference between manual and automatic raditors?
Topic Started: Apr 25 2010, 10:09 AM (71 Views)
ArnelaS14 Apr 25 2010, 10:09 AM Post #1
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Lets Plan A Robbery...
 anyone help me out here?
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Nick Merrone Apr 25 2010, 10:12 AM Post #2
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eat me.
 automatic has the bungs for the ATF cooling lines.
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ArnelaS14 Apr 25 2010, 10:17 AM Post #3
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Lets Plan A Robbery...
 sorry, but what are bungs??? so without a doubt auto have there own radators and manual has there own?
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omgshawn Apr 25 2010, 10:26 AM Post #4
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 Yes, You can use a auto rad on a manual but not the manual rad on an auto. Auto rads have a built in trans cooler.
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Nick Merrone Apr 25 2010, 10:41 AM Post #5
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 its not exactly a bung just a place to connect a hose i guess? theres two of them on the bottom, which would make it an automatic rad. if not then itll be a manual.
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~J@NKY$13 Apr 25 2010, 12:06 PM Post #6
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 heres a manual radiator
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heres a oem style automatic radiator
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see at the bottom? thats where the atf "automatic transmission fluid" runs thru it and get cooled. what is commonly called a trans cooler.

then there is after market style trans coolers as well.
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and yet another common style of trans coolers
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