Transmission lines disconnect help

[Shojay92]

Hey guys, it's been a while. I hope you all are well. So I am need of your help. Thank you to everybody in advance that respond to this thread. My Currant Red 1991 SHO that I bought last year has been sitting and I am about to go further with the restoration to get it roadworthy. However the car is in great need of a radiator replacement. When it hits normal operating temperature, it starts to leak badly. MY Oxford White 91 did the exact same thing. I believe I can easily remove the radiator however the one part that I feel I will have a hard time with are those transmission cooler lines they are connected to the side of the radiator. It looks like they are locked in. I have spent hours on the internet trying to figure out exactly which disconnect tool I need in order to remove those lines. I'm having no luck. All the internet is showing me are for newer Fords only. Can somebody let me know exactly how to disconnect those lines? Can somebody tell me which tool I need to remove those lines? I'm sure there is something out there but I do not want to fire the parts cannon and keep buying Amazon tools until I find the right one. A link or a part number will GREATLY appreciated. My next option will be contacting ShoSource. Awesome people Anyway thanks again for your help. This goes to anyone. Hope to hear from you. Cheers!

P.S. I attached a picture of my car. It looked nothing like that before I got my hands on `er. Have a look at my thread I posted last summer of before and after photos when I spend countless hours buffing the paint. Enjoy☺

 

[Blackdr16]

Hey! Do you have pics of the lines? MTXs didn't have trans cooler lines connected to the radiator. Replacement radiators have the provision for trans cooler lines so i suppose it's possible that someone swapped a radiator in the car with partial lines connected to it? Do they go anywhere?

Guess it's also possible someone could have retrofitted the power steering cooler to use the radiator trans cooler?

EDIT: Is it possible you're looking at the A/C condenser line fittings? Thats a separate unit in front of the radiator and won't need to be disconnected.

 

[Irish Pride]

All SHOs (89-92) are MTX and do not have trans coolers. The trans cooler didn't get added to the SHO until 93 and only on the ATX ones. You must be looking at something else. To remove the radiator it's simply, drain the coolant, remove upper and lower hoses, remove cooling fan, then remove radiator. There shouldn't be anything else to it.

-Chad

 

[zoomlater]

Post some pictures of the area and connector

 

[Shojay92]

Hey! Do you have pics of the lines? MTXs didn't have trans cooler lines connected to the radiator. Replacement radiators have the provision for trans cooler lines so i suppose it's possible that someone swapped a radiator in the car with partial lines connected to it? Do they go anywhere?

Guess it's also possible someone could have retrofitted the power steering cooler to use the radiator trans cooler?

EDIT: Is it possible you're looking at the A/C condenser line fittings? Thats a separate unit in front of the radiator and won't need to be disconnected.

Thank you so much for replying I do not have pictures at the moment however I will when I start the job. To be honest I did not actually look yet instead I am basing my assumption there are such lines by looking at the replacement radiator on rock autos website. There appears to be holes for these lines. You may be right, there probably aren't any lines there which will make the job a lot easier. What does MTX mean? Could it be possible these cooler lines are for automatic SHOS's only? Mine is a manual obviously. Maybe I should look for a radiator that does not have holes on the side? When I get the radiator out, it will reveal everything I need to know.

 

[Shojay92]

All SHOs (89-92) are MTX and do not have trans coolers. The trans cooler didn't get added to the SHO until 93 and only on the ATX ones. You must be looking at something else. To remove the radiator it's simply, drain the coolant, remove upper and lower hoses, remove cooling fan, then remove radiator. There shouldn't be anything else to it.

-Chad

Thank you so much for replying I do not have pictures at the moment however I will when I start the job. To be honest I did not actually look yet instead I am basing my assumption there are such lines by looking at the replacement radiator on rock autos website. There appears to be holes for these lines. You may be right, there probably aren't any lines there which will make the job a lot easier. What does MTX mean? Could it be possible these cooler lines are for automatic SHOS's only? Mine is a manual obviously. Maybe I should look for a radiator that does not have holes on the side? When I get the radiator out, it will reveal everything I need to know.

Thanks again Chad!

 

[Shojay92]

Post some pictures of the area and connector

Thank you so much for replying I do not have pictures at the moment however I will when I start the job. To be honest I did not actually look yet instead I am basing my assumption there are such lines by looking at the replacement radiator on rock autos website. There appears to be holes for these lines. You may be right, there probably aren't any lines there which will make the job a lot easier. What does MTX mean? Could it be possible these cooler lines are for automatic SHOS's only? Mine is a manual obviously. Maybe I should look for a radiator that does not have holes on the side? When I get the radiator out, it will reveal everything I need to know

Hey! Do you have pics of the lines? MTXs didn't have trans cooler lines connected to the radiator. Replacement radiators have the provision for trans cooler lines so i suppose it's possible that someone swapped a radiator in the car with partial lines connected to it? Do they go anywhere?

Guess it's also possible someone could have retrofitted the power steering cooler to use the radiator trans cooler?

EDIT: Is it possible you're looking at the A/C condenser line fittings? Thats a separate unit in front of the radiator and won't need to be disconnected.

Thank you so much for replying I do not have pictures at the moment however I will when I start the job. To be honest I did not actually look yet instead I am basing my assumption there are such lines by looking at the replacement radiator on rock autos website. There appears to be holes for these lines. You may be right, there probably aren't any lines there which will make the job a lot easier. What does MTX mean? Could it be possible these cooler lines are for automatic SHOS's only? Mine is a manual obviously. Maybe I should look for a radiator that does not have holes on the side? When I get the radiator out, it will reveal everything I need to know.

 

[zoomlater]

its the same radiator used for ATX (automatic) and MTX (manual) cars. You car look great by the way.

 

[Shojay92]

its the same radiator used for ATX (automatic) and MTX (manual) cars. You car look great by the way.

Good morning brother thank you for responding. Ok so it does not matter which radiator I install. Is it true there are no coolant lines on my car? I am at work atm and cannot run out and check. Oh and thank you for the compliment

 

[zoomlater]

Good morning brother thank you for responding. Ok so it does not matter which radiator I install. Is it true there are no coolant lines on my car? I am at work atm and cannot run out and check. Oh and thank you for the compliment

The extra lines would be connected to the ATX cooler as mentioned above. Leland Global makes an aluminum radiator for our cars. If you search on this forum for that name, you can find more information on it. I have seen them on eBay and rocks to at times

 

[Irish Pride]

The radiator does not matter if it's going into an MTX (manual) car. If it has the ports for the trans cooler you just don't use them. It's a little different for the ATX (auto) cars because the trans cooler quick connects did vary some by year so it's a little more important to get the correct radiator.

This is the radiator that Tim mentioned above. I have one in all my SHOs. I've found them cheaper on eBay before but right now it appears they've all dried up. (pun). If you go with this one you need to add a ground wire to it because it's all aluminum. Otherwise any other radiator will work for your car.

-Chad

 

[Shojay92]

The extra lines would be connected to the ATX cooler as mentioned above. Leland Global makes an aluminum radiator for our cars. If you search on this forum for that name, you can find more information on it. I have seen them on eBay and rocks to at times

Leland Global yes I will check it out. This is starting to make more sense now. My car is is manual so no lines?

 

[Shojay92]

The radiator does not matter if it's going into an MTX (manual) car. If it has the ports for the trans cooler you just don't use them. It's a little different for the ATX (auto) cars because the trans cooler quick connects did vary some by year so it's a little more important to get the correct radiator.

This is the radiator that Tim mentioned above. I have one in all my SHOs. I've found them cheaper on eBay before but right now it appears they've all dried up. (pun). If you go with this one you need to add a ground wire to it because it's all aluminum. Otherwise any other radiator will work for your car.

-Chad

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Chad you are awesome thank you. Question, what are those attachments coming out on the right hand side? Do you see them, there are two. This is what I am stressing over.

 

[Greg Corcoran]

Leland Global yes I will check it out. This is starting to make more sense now. My car is is manual so no lines?

Not sure where your leak is, but One other potential option- if you still have a local radiator shop…
I had one leak at the side crimp of the tank to the cooling section when hot. A number of shops, of the few remaining, can re-crimp the side tank to the metal cooling section.

 

[Irish Pride]

Chad you are awesome thank you. Question, what are those attachments coming out on the right hand side? Do you see them, there are two. This is what I am stressing over.

Those are for the trans cooler lines. You don't have any so you don't need/use them. I would unscrew them from the side of the radiator and throw them in a junk drawer.

-Chad

 

[Shojay92]

Not sure where your leak is, but One other potential option- if you still have a local radiator shop…
I had one leak at the side crimp of the tank to the cooling section when hot. A number of shops, of the few remaining, can re-crimp the side tank to the metal cooling section.

Yeah about that, there are no more radiator shops in my area. Looks like I can pull the radiator right from the top. Once I get it out, I will be able to see where the leak is coming from.

 

[Carlos J]

Hey guys, it's been a while. I hope you all are well. So I am need of your help. Thank you to everybody in advance that respond to this thread. My Currant Red 1991 SHO that I bought last year has been sitting and I am about to go further with the restoration to get it roadworthy. However the car is in great need of a radiator replacement. When it hits normal operating temperature, it starts to leak badly. MY Oxford White 91 did the exact same thing. I believe I can easily remove the radiator however the one part that I feel I will have a hard time with are those transmission cooler lines they are connected to the side of the radiator. It looks like they are locked in. I have spent hours on the internet trying to figure out exactly which disconnect tool I need in order to remove those lines. I'm having no luck. All the internet is showing me are for newer Fords only. Can somebody let me know exactly how to disconnect those lines? Can somebody tell me which tool I need to remove those lines? I'm sure there is something out there but I do not want to fire the parts cannon and keep buying Amazon tools until I find the right one. A link or a part number will GREATLY appreciated. My next option will be contacting ShoSource. Awesome people Anyway thanks again for your help. This goes to anyone. Hope to hear from you. Cheers!

P.S. I attached a picture of my car. It looked nothing like that before I got my hands on `er. Have a look at my thread I posted last summer of before and after photos when I spend countless hours buffing the paint. Enjoy☺View attachment 84013

The radiator that goes into this vehicle is the one from an Astro van 3.8 if you look for a radiator is the same one as use for the SHO.

 

[Shojay92]

The radiator that goes into this vehicle is the one from an Astro van 3.8 if you look for a radiator is the same one as use for the SHO.

I would never have guessed, Chevy parts in a Ford. Thank you so much for the info. I found a radiator on Rockauto

 

[TimboSHO]

Not sure where your leak is, but One other potential option- if you still have a local radiator shop…
I had one leak at the side crimp of the tank to the cooling section when hot. A number of shops, of the few remaining, can re-crimp the side tank to the metal cooling section.

I own a shop that does old school radiator repair, but since you can't buy plastic tanks anymore, we quit trying to repair aluminum radiators with plastic tanks. Just buy a new one.

 

[TankII]

Since I put reinforced motor mounts on my SHO, I haven't had a radiator failure. But, I reinforced them thicker than the FPS large coupler by about 1/8 inch. I still had both a mount and radiator fail on an original reinforced mount.