msmithmmx Posted April 25, 2008 Share Posted April 25, 2008 I purchased a rad thinking they were all the same for my 98 manual OBW. I picked up one up from an automatic. Can I just have the holes plugged? for the transmission cooller lines? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnceggleston Posted April 25, 2008 Share Posted April 25, 2008 I purchased a rad thinking they were all the same for my 98 manual OBW. I picked up one up from an automatic. Can I just have the holes plugged? for the transmission cooller lines? you don't even need to do that. if you don't put any thing into the trans cooler part, nothing will leak out. the trans cooler part of the rad is sealed and seperate from the coolant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frag Posted April 25, 2008 Share Posted April 25, 2008 +1 I installed a «universal» rad on my manual and it comes with the trans cooler part. You just ignore it and all is well. I thought of maybe using it to warm the windshield washer fluid but I dont think it's such a good idea. Did someone think of other uses it can be put to? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gloyale Posted April 25, 2008 Share Posted April 25, 2008 external oil cooler Or.... Like Nissan Altima, external power steering cooler. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aircraft engineer Posted April 25, 2008 Share Posted April 25, 2008 Trouble is that using it to "cool" engine oil or PS oil will only get the "cooled" oil down to the RADIATOR temp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olnick Posted April 25, 2008 Share Posted April 25, 2008 I thought of maybe using it to warm the windshield washer fluid but I dont think it's such a good idea. Did someone think of other uses it can be put to? Coffee? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subaru360 Posted April 25, 2008 Share Posted April 25, 2008 I purchased a rad thinking they were all the same for my 98 manual OBW. I picked up one up from an automatic. Can I just have the holes plugged? for the transmission cooller lines? Yeah just put it in, you don't have to do anything with the holes. I have an automatic radiator in my wrx, most replacement ones are universal anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frag Posted April 26, 2008 Share Posted April 26, 2008 Trouble is that using it to "cool" engine oil or PS oil will only get the "cooled" oil down to the RADIATOR temp. And the oil pressure (80 psi at startup) would probably be too much for the rad plumbing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frag Posted April 26, 2008 Share Posted April 26, 2008 Coffee? Yea! One could probably build a dashboard expresso machine using it as a boiler. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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