Thread: Transmission cooling lines---steel or rubber???

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Why not use AN fittings, looks good, durable and easier to apply than steel lines, although more expensive.

. . . although more expensive.

There ya go . . .

[QUOTE]Originally posted by DennyW
That hose and fittings look pretty good.
http://www.sweetperformance.com/id9.htm



S.S. Braided Hose..... run that to close to the exhaust and the line will get to hot and it will boil the tran. fluid. out of the trans. dip stick tube. been there done that.

lt 1s10, thanks for the "been there done that" and Henry Rifle agrees about the need for a shield. I guess my humble homemade cure would be to hide some aluminum flashing (roofing suply) between the exhaust pipe and the trans hoses with a simple angle attachment to the frame side. It might be ugly but it should not be visible once the splash shields and running boards are on. I have seen similar shields between saddle fuel tanks and the exhaust pipe and they are hidden once the body is on. I guess the trick is to do a neat job.

Don Shillady
Retired Scientist/teen rodder

Originally posted by Don Shillady
lt 1s10, thanks for the "been there done that" and Henry Rifle agrees about the need for a shield. I guess my humble homemade cure would be to hide some aluminum flashing (roofing suply) between the exhaust pipe and the trans hoses with a simple angle attachment to the frame side. It might be ugly but it should not be visible once the splash shields and running boards are on. I have seen similar shields between saddle fuel tanks and the exhaust pipe and they are hidden once the body is on. I guess the trick is to do a neat job.

Don Shillady
Retired Scientist/teen rodder

should work fine , but you wont have a problem with the the neoprene hose getting to hot. the way henry got his fixed is just as good as any. there is very little pressure there.

My first thought at looking at the rubber lines over the exhaust was "heat shield", but I see you have a plan in place. Would putting a "wrap" of that aluminized heat insulation cloth, you know the stuff, (used on floorpans, firewalls, etc) perhaps over the rubber hoses be a help...? You could use zap straps to hold it place.

Just my two bits..