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Mach 1 · 09-05-2001, 04:22 PM

I dont know how anybody can mistakenly put the fluid going in the wrong way, as the lines only fit one way, unless you force them into the wrong position on the tranny side?

I will say that Im not positive about which one is the pump output (top or bottom) and I dont have the time to look through my books to verify, but I would like to know what the "reservoir" effect is? I have considerable hydraulic experience and have never heard of this.

And it is always a good idea to run an extra tranny cooler with any automatic, but the AOD will not burn up in short order without one, so I dont I dont know where that came from?

By the way, I have mine routed into the aux. cooler by way of the bottom rad. outlet. This is why I thought the fluid went into the top of the rad. first, as is what I believe the b&m cooler instructions stated.
It makes it easier to route the lines this way(depending on where you mount your cooler, and if you want to cut the factory lines or not to facilitate installation)

So let me simplify this - it goes into the top of the rad. from the tranny, then out the bottom of the rad, then into the aux. cooler, and then back to the tranny by way of the bottom tranny line which is now connected to the cooler and not the radiater.

Capri- I have a feeling this "reservoir effect" has something to do with bleeding the system of air. Is this what you are talking about? And if so, it would seem pointless to me as the air will self bleed out of the dipstick opening.
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1993 GT/AOD
'93 Mustang GT

[This message has been edited by Mach 1 (edited 09-05-2001).]

09-05-2001, 04:22 PM	#8
Mach 1 Registered Member Join Date: May 1999 Location: Georgia Posts: 3,866	I dont know how anybody can mistakenly put the fluid going in the wrong way, as the lines only fit one way, unless you force them into the wrong position on the tranny side? I will say that Im not positive about which one is the pump output (top or bottom) and I dont have the time to look through my books to verify, but I would like to know what the "reservoir" effect is? I have considerable hydraulic experience and have never heard of this. And it is always a good idea to run an extra tranny cooler with any automatic, but the AOD will not burn up in short order without one, so I dont I dont know where that came from? By the way, I have mine routed into the aux. cooler by way of the bottom rad. outlet. This is why I thought the fluid went into the top of the rad. first, as is what I believe the b&m cooler instructions stated. It makes it easier to route the lines this way(depending on where you mount your cooler, and if you want to cut the factory lines or not to facilitate installation) So let me simplify this - it goes into the top of the rad. from the tranny, then out the bottom of the rad, then into the aux. cooler, and then back to the tranny by way of the bottom tranny line which is now connected to the cooler and not the radiater. Capri- I have a feeling this "reservoir effect" has something to do with bleeding the system of air. Is this what you are talking about? And if so, it would seem pointless to me as the air will self bleed out of the dipstick opening. ------------------ 1993 GT/AOD '93 Mustang GT [This message has been edited by Mach 1 (edited 09-05-2001).]