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Truck4

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Has anyone found a aftermarket auto trans cooler with a built in fan they like? During the summer months we tow offend and heavy, occasionally get into slow, stop/go traffic and have hit up to ~230 - 250 till I can get moving again and then takes a awhile for it to come back down, looking for a add on cooler with a fan that I can have set to kick on automatically or manfully with my CTS2,
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NM stays decently warm year round - I personally would install the by-pass thermal delete block - then observe temps while towing!

If your still not comfortable with the cooler temps - then look into upgrading coolers or adding another in-line cooler.
 
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Thanks guys, so are you saying to install one, I don't believe my truck has one 2011?
 

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I think they started putting the thermal by-pass on the 2013 and newer. What a POS that the truck didn't even need.
 
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NM stays decently warm year round - I personally would install the by-pass thermal delete block - then observe temps while towing!

If your still not comfortable with the cooler temps - then look into upgrading coolers or adding another in-line cooler.

Most parts of the state do on the warm side, however between my families ranch and in-laws ranch in central and northern NM it does get pretty cold ~single digits and into negatives

I don't think upgrading or adding another cooler will help, if I'm not getting the air flow across the coolers, and that is my current issue we get into very slow, stop / go traffic so there is no air flow across / thru the current cooler to help cool
 

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Ok - I understand.

Might have to go so far as adding a electrical fan.
 

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Are you sure the fan clutch is engaging? This electrical system is notorious for failure, and it sounds like what my truck was doing when my fan wasn't coming on. I replaced the OEM setup with a Strictly Diesel fan clutch conversion that utilizes an old school mechanical fan clutch.
 
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