General Turbocharger Thread (formerly "Turbo Charging A Tundra!")

Removing those lines is a no brainer, regardless of what people choose to do with the other transmission bits. And they were definitely the silliest heatsink I have ever seen. lol

 

Good catch! I will replace both the thermostat and warming puck therefore no more need for coolant down as you mentioned.

I will need both hoses for coolant and oil.

The end state will be:

1. A direct rubber coolant hoses from the front of the engine to the firewall. Remove hard lines.

2. Remove both thermostat and warming puck. Remove hard lines. Use new oil hoses.

Maybe is time to do a full coolant and trans. oil flush too.

Today I'm going to take a close look at all of these things to make sure I understand everything correctly and plan the action plan.

 

No issues with mine removed for over a year. You should be good down in your warm climate.

 

Drain and fill only on the TRANSMISSION. Do not FLUSH or replace all fluid at once.

 

10-4 will do!

I didn't imagine why but now I understand why.

 

You'll need to at least top off both Trans fluid and Coolant as both levels will drop when removing the warming puck/adjusting the lines...there's no harm in doing both as long as you keep everything straight. When I removed the Trans thermostat and warming puck I did a full drain and fill on both.

 

This is the first time I am doing something like this and have no experience with it at all lol. Just for precaution, I will do the mods, top off the coolant, and full flush to trans. I will do the coolant flush after few more days having it running and tested.