Re: what kind of trasmission is used on a 1999 Chrysler T&C?

Ted Mittelstaedt wrote: 
"Matt Whiting" <whiting@xxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Depending on the climate where you live, you may well no need one.  I
have 174,000 on my 96 Grand Voyager with the 3.3/4 speed combination
without a hitch.  I live in PA where the summer temps are typically
below 95 and the winter runs as low as -20.  I don't tow or otherwise
abuse the van.  Never had an auxiliary cooler and see no need for one.
Maybe if I lived in southern AZ or TX I'd give it more consideration.



Matt, you probably pay better attention to nicities like the level of
coolant in your radiator, stuff like that, you know, the kind of thing
that the average person IGNORES.


Proper fluid levels aren't "niceties".  :-)


An aux cooler will save the transmission if the water pump seizes and
the driver goes 50 miles with all the coolant boiled out of his system,
or until the engine seizes.  And I can think of a number of people such
as my wife and mother who are perfectly capabable of doing something
like this.

If the water pump seizes, it most likely will throw the belt so you'll lose PS, etc., long before your tranny notices a significant temperature rise. And I'd be amazed if an engine would run for 50 miles with no coolant.


The worst you can say about an aux cooler is it won't help.  But it's
not going to hurt if properly installed, and it is cheap insurance.

That is true in general, but an additional cooler means additional lines and, more importantly, connections and these are prone to fail. Every extra one you add to your car reduces the overall MTBF. I prefer not to add things I don't need.


Matt
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