Radiator Size

[pedigo78]

just bought a 85 k20. Well a C10 that was turned into a K20. I was looking at the Radiator and noticed that it was missing the over flow tank and that there are no oil or tranny cooler lins going to it. Now I did noticed that the truck has a tranny cooler (after market) in front of my actually radiator. Although on each side of the radiator there are two holes were you would hook up cooler lines. So that means that a have a multi core radiator that holds coolant, oil , and tranny. I would assum you put oil cooler lines on one side and tranny on the other. Please tell me if I am wrong. Cause I would like to actually put new lines in the radiator and loss the after market cooler.

[beastie_3]

Id keep the aftermarket cooler if it isnt damaged, but route the line from the transmission into the radiator(pass side), then into the aftermarket cooler, then back to the transmission.

If your radiator has a cooler on the driver side, that would be for the oil cooler.

[pedigo78]

Route it in the pass. side of the radiator and the after market cooler. How do I do that?

[beastie_3]

For the transmission, you can buy universal hard lines and bend them with a small hand held tube bender or buy pre bent lines. Install the "hot line" normally, find a fitting to hook up to the output of the radiator cooler and use rubber transmission line to hook up to the aftermarket cooler. After the "cool" line is installed on the transmission, bend the end so it doesnt interfere with anything and hook the other end to the output of the aftermarket cooler.

for the oil cooler, I guess you would need a stock sandwich adapter and universal or pre bent oil lines and hook up directly to the radiator. Ive never seen a stock oil cooler setup, just a aftermarket kit that I used to have on my truck, until the line hit the fan.

[bigchevyc30]

my truck has the set up for a after market tranny fluid cooler in the front of my radiator i can get pics if you want me to to show you how it should look

[Grim 82]

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[bigchevyc30]

well never mind grim has done that with both tranny so

[PromiseKeeper]

until the line hit the fan.

now that there is funny and I don't care who ya are!

[PromiseKeeper]

cool graphic grim. that helps me too...I have one to install. Thanks!

[beastie_3]

until the line hit the fan.

now that there is funny and I don't care who ya are!

Not when it did it the day I moved 4 hours away. LUCKILY it happened when I pulled into where I worked to load up my tools. My fault for not securing the lines. It took a hour out of my day to go buy oil and a new filter since the filter was different.

[pedigo78]

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like the graphic. So what could the other cooler ports be on the driver side?

[beastie_3]

Read reply #1, Sgt.

[pedigo78]

Roger. Oil cooler