A/T cooler mounting and hose question

[crash340]

Oh Wise ones

I have an Aeroflow trans cooler, its apprx 12" x 5", it has a tank at each end of the short side with the in and out hose point on each end on the long side, I plan to mount it behind the bumber horizontally, that is, the inlet/outlet can either be out of the top as its mounted or the bottom, left and right ends. if I take the inlet/outlet out the bottom it puts them roughly in line with the old lines in the radiator or out the top side which puts the lines about 6" above std. which is better, lines out the top or bottom, im thinking if they come out the bottom, the cooler may trap air in the top of cooler in an airlock, if out the top at least the air will be pushed through the lines each time so the cooler is always full.

which way is better??? did I explain it ok or bumble a bit?

Greg

[Chryco Psycho]

It will not matter , 20 psi or so that the trans pushes the fluid through at roughly will push out any air in the cooler so if connecting at the bottom is cleanest it will work just fine

[Strawdawg]

Yep, it makes no difference in this case

Steve

[crash520]

Thanks Neil and Steve,

If I mount the hoses on the bottom, will it be an issue if the cooler drains back into the trans, its a pretty big cooler and holds a lot of fluid, if the hoses are on top the pump wont have to re fill the cooler etc,,,  just thinking, have no clue on this sorry.

Greg

[Strawdawg]

will have no affect on tranny operation