[A/S] cooling capacity

[Terry Tyler <tylerbears@xxxxxxx>]

Hi Don, 

Twenty years ago, I replaced the 3 core radiator on my '78 Ford E-250 with a
5 core radiator and a 150 degree thermostat. The temperature gauge NEVER
goes above the letter O in the word NORMAL. That includes running the a/c on
90 degree summer days through Raton Pass (and other Rocky Mountain passes)
at 55-60 mph while towing our 8700 pound Airstream ('77 31').

The addition of a 40,000 pound capacity transmission oil cooler (installed
same time as radiator) was also a smart move.  My 460 CID engine and C6
transmission are approaching 300,000 miles and still running strong and
steady. 

There's a certain amount of satisfaction in KNOWING that all the nay sayers
and prognosticators of gloom (that I'd ruin the engine and transmission with
too much cooling) were dead wrong.

Terry
mailto:tylerbears@airstream.net