I just bought a mazadatrix replacement rad for my 81'. At the bottom there are two metal tubes coming out of the center, what are these for, If I don't connect them will coolent come shooting out. My current rad has everything else but that. Thanks

 

automatic transmision fluid cooler lines

no fluid will come out

 

Thanks for the quick reply.

 

Could you use the auto trans cooler for an oil cooler if you have a manual?

 

i asked that question but noaboady awsnserd

 

I guess, although gear oil heating is not much of a problem anyway.

 

Heating the gear oil with those tubes would be a problem. Gear oil is also thicker than trans fluid.

 

how about motor oil

 

I dont think that little part of the radiator used for transmission cooling would be enough for cooling the oil.

 

yes but look at the bee hive

 

I have never seen a beehive oil cooler... are they really small?

anyway, I still dont think it would work, the fittings are really small. (compared to the ones on my 82 oil cooler)

 

just plug those two pipes with rubber caps

 

you cant use that for man trans cooler because there is no pump on the man. trans to pump the fluid through the cooler. it would just sit there.

 

I didn't say anything about gear oil or using it for cooling the manual transmission. What I meant was, if you have a car with a manual transmission, can you use the cooler for engine oil.

 

Beehive tubes are bigger.