Transaxle oil cooler pumps Options

[pcar916]

How many of you are using gear pumps instead of diaphragm types and what filter element (micron) sizes are you using?

[john rogers]

Did you give Patrick in Phoenix a call although the price may be higher now as I did mine a long time ago. I would imagine that the cost is 25% or more higher now now matter where you buy the stuff.

You can do some saving by installing in sections, I.E. pump, lines and nozzles first. The do the filter and cooler and it's ducting. Not sure what the "controller" is as I just wired mine to a switch and once I started rolling turned it on. I had a big blue light over it so I would see it and it was powered to run even if the engine was off. The pump can easily handle the cold Swepco so no worries. For a fan I used a small plastic housed axial boat bilge vent fan I bought at West Marine and they sell them on line. I ran when the pump did. Make sure to have a drain on the puke tank and some sort of filtered vent as race organizations want that type of setup. Remember you'll be running 4 qts of fluid instead of 3 so some will splash into the puke tank. Finally I don't think a check valve is needed as it all drains into the trans anyways so that will save a bit of $$$$ too.

But I have to say that after the setup, I never had a trans failure so it was worth it I think!