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The type Trevor posted pictures of have the fins in the wrong direction for my application.
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Quite a few years ago I drove down to Sydney for a photo shoot at the site of the former Auburn Cord Dealership. It was early on a Sunday morning when there would be light traffic.
The trip home later in the day was a killer. I was driving into a 93 def F headwind. The engine temperature gauge was on 195 deg F and thankfully didn't go any further as my Cord has a shroud. The heat behind the wheel was horrific as the insulation was virtually non existant and there were numerous extra holes in the firewall to let the heat through.
I drove the car on the temperature gauge the 60 miles home. I have no idea what the gearbox oil temperature would have been however if the engine runs better at 160 deg F as it normally does in cooler weather I figure the gearbox could do with some cooling.
Note the middle picture shows the building used by the Dealership. It was eventually demolished in the 1970s
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Before trying to install a cooler - are you sure there is a problem? I have rebuilt 40 to 50 transmissions and each one I have very carefully inspected for problems/issues. I have never seen any indications of "overheating" due to external temperatures or normal running. This includes the gearbox oil.
I run Lubriplate SPO-277 in the transmission and that will easily handle 250 degrees F without breaking down. I don't think the transmission gets near that temperature, even in the hottest weather. As long as you are running a good modern lubricant there should not be any problem overheating the oil or the transmission.
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I would NOT be using a modern transmission oil filter as the gearbox oil is too viscous but a tube surrounded by fins. I'm gathering information on options at present. There are two locations where it could be fitted namely in front of the radiator or under the gerabox. Both have pros and cons.
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Don Wohlwend cut openings in his gearbox sheet metal cover for cooling.
Cooling the gearbox oil will be of benefit to the internals.
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Rather than reinvent the wheel it would be better to correspond with other like minded Cord owners.
There appears to be room for a suitable oil cooler below the gearbox and set east west under it.
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