While I have the trans out - trans fluid line upgrades?

[Liquid_force]

Aren't there some simple improvements I can make to the trans fluid plumbing?
Swapping out the steel lines for rubber trans fluid line?
Should I bypass the radiator? I have a small aux cooler in place in addition to the stock tube.
What hardware will I need?
I'd like to get everything bought so it's on hand. Spending hours chasing down a bolt or hose fitting when I'm elbow deep in repairs REALLY ****** me off.

 

[BamSHO]

I would bypass the cooler part going into the rad. I have done that to both of the 98s i had. I have a med duty aux cooler and routed the return line off of it to the cooler Ford had installed above the PS cooler.


Brian Michael
98 black Gen3

 

[Liquid_force]

I'm elbows deep in the trans removal process.

My instructions say to remove 5 upper trans bolts. I found 4.
Looking at the trans from the driver's side of the engine compartment --
One's above the starter at about the 10 o'clock position, two are at the 12 o'clock position, one's toward the back at about the 2 o'clock position. They all thread from the driver's side toward the passenger's side.

I don't know where the 5th is.
I think I found one at about the 3 o'clock position that threads the opposite direction.
Am I looking in the right place?

 

[My_Silver_SHO]

#5 is engine to tranny, on the back of the engine.

 

[kevinspann]

Don't forget the three or so bolts in the area where the PS axle goes into the trans.

 

[SHOZ123]

Use some 1/4" mNPT x 3/8" brass hose barbs to replace the OEM trans cooler line fittings then just use 3/8" hose to replace the steel lines. You can also drill out the 3/8" barb to 7/16" if you want.