Fastcooler for NV4500 & NV5600- Take a look...

[John Berger]

I still haven't put mine on. By the way, I saw differential temps as high as 240 (pulling a big grade with my TT) on my trip to Bristol last month. My gauge read 230-235 most of the trip. Once it got to 215, the rise to 230 took a considerable amount of time; around 2 hours or so. No idea on the transmission temps and I'm running the factory lube.

 

[johnrv4]

I was at Scheid's this year and got to take a look at the Fast coolers. . My first thought was "What a neat idea". I like the fact that you can install it very easily and not have to worry about it. Just bolt it on and go.

 

[Steve Campbell]

Alan Reagan, could not a person take the "baffle" from a transmission cooler and install it inboard of the fast-cooler and either space the current filter or find a longer filter to install?

 

[Sled Puller]

Steve,

Those filters have to be close to the gear to get the splash effect. I don't think trying to splash the oil out the baffle that far would work very well.



Did you guys say two for $250? Plus a $50 discount for TDR guys?



That is close, I figgered about $ 75 each would be fair.

If they started at rock bottom, where would they go with discounts? Into the hole!



Transfer case has a cover too, maybe a three pack for the 4x4 guys?





Gene

 

[Steve Campbell]

MGM, the filter I put on had a lip on the baffle that angled out toward the gears to kind of scrub/scoop up the oil as the gears sling it towards the side of the case (I guess that is why they are so particular about location as far as application goes). I felt that with the baffle in the same place as a regular filter set-up, the oil would then go out into the Fast-cooler"filter" and come back into the case through the normal post-filter hole. It was just a thought.

 

[Sled Puller]

I see what you mean now, makes sense. The filter could be any length, as long as that lip is the same place. Gotcha.



Gene

 

[Alan Reagan]

Yeah, Steve, I see what you mean, too. Ought to work. Now how much is the cooler for the TDR members..... $200 or $250?

 

[Steve Campbell]

Alan, I have not checked out the 20% discount. All of this talk got me to thinking about the heat sinks in the great big Mackintosh amplifiers from the 70's. If a person could find the "right" one and ..... looks like I engaged my fingers before my brain kicked in.

 

[Alan Reagan]

Steve, You are thinking like me. I've been wanting to find a type of heat sink to use for an oil/lube cooler. We built some ruggedized computers for the Army a couple years ago and used something called heat pipes. It is a sealed copper tube with a wick inside. The tube is filled half full of water (no I'm not an optimist) to allow for expansion/contraction of the liquid. The pipe stays fairly horizontal. Heat transfer occurs from hot to cold (thermodynamics). The water/wick will move the heat from the source to a sink which in our case was the aluminum case of the gear. Then the case was able to radiate into free space.

 

[Steve Campbell]

Alan, we do think alike. Your word "ruggedized" sounds like something I would say.

 

[Texas Diesel]

WHOOOOPEEE!

Verlyn sent me a set of fast coolers to give away as a door prize at the LSTDR!!