[VAC] Synthetic transmission oil

[Jack Honeycutt <jhoneycutt@xxxxxxxxx>]

My 1972 ford truck has a factory installed transmission cooler.  But it is 
old.  I have looked at the units sold in the Camping World catalog and 
thought about swapping it out for a new one.  But perhaps that is getting a 
bit excessive compulsive.  Maybe I can look at at the fins and size of 
mine, and then at the ones in Camping World, and see if a new one is 
appreciably larger.

One question on transmission coolers;

I see that they are mounted (at least in my truck) right in front of the 
water radiator.  Doesn't this cut down on the water cooling capacity?

>Your transmission can benefit from
>adding an oil temperature gauge so that you can back off the throttle
>when the oil temperature begins to rise unreasonably on those long
>grades up a mountain. You probably want to arrange for it to see oil
>cooler inlet temperature. Or transmission sump temperature, probably not
>oil cooler outlet temperature.

I see that is something I really do need.  I'll start to work looking 
around for one.

Thanks.

jack in Portland Oregon