identicle rad came in but with diff fittings, mine had screw on type pressure looking fittings for trans fluid, this one has low pressure slip on tubes coming out. what to do??? 2 of them on the passenger side u.s. one under rad hose and one on bottom above other rad hose....

 

i would get an aftermarket trans cooler, and take that BS up with the seller. those transmissions put out well over 100 psi on the high side of the pump. i dont know what the output rad line pressure should be.

 

The rad fittings for the oil cooler changed about with the 1988 models, from push-on plus worm drive clip to screw-on fittings for the trans lines. The push on work fine, by the way. Either take the rad back and ask for the later model with screw on fittings, or bodge up the hose ends as required.

Good advice about an extra trans cooler though!

Greg

 

so apparently the output line pressure isnt that high.

trans cooler should be a requirement anyways. ive seen too many good jags die because of bad radiators leaking coolant into the trans and trans fluid into the coolant.

 

The later Rads had more fins and cool better, I found this out when I had mine re-cored the guy told me there were 2 different cores

 

Thanks guys, ill see if my radiator guy can change the fittings if not i'll cut the hose ends to slip on and clamp.

 

There is line pressure at those fitting. No problem with hose clamps. We use them on the fuel system and if dead headed the pressure goes quite high with no problems. Some manufacturers use hose clamps on A/C lines.

Early cars had a hose with clamp connection, later cars have flare fittings.