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It appears that the factory external automatic transmission cooler did not come equipped with the 1998 Ford Ranger 2.5 4R44E. It looks like it was available with the 4R44E 3.0 and the 4.0 with the 5R55E. I've had a Hayden aftermarket stick on cooler for years but I had to remove a plastic shield behind the grille in order to mount it. I'm wanting to do away with it and add a factory external transmission cooler. Since I don't have any too look at to figure out they are hooked up I was wondering if anyone actually has the factory cooler. I've looked through the various options of replacement cooler lines and it appears that one of the metal lines from the transmission goes straight to the external cooler via a rubber hose at the end, then via another rubber hose at the other end of the cooler returns through a partial metal line that screws into the bottom of the radiator. It appears that the top radiator cooler line would stay the same. Is this correct? I know it's a little different on the 3.0 and 4.0 because the radiator mounted cooler fittings I think are on different sides. I have the Hayden aftermarket one hooked up from the top radiator cooler line to the external cooler, then back to the top radiator cooler line fitting, leaving the bottom cooler line untouched. That was the way suggested when I installed the Hayden aftermarket cooler. So it looks like the Ford factory external cooler would be hooked up the other way. What does the factory external cooler bolt to behind the grille? Does it use existing screws or does it have it's own separate screws? I'm basically wanting to add it to a 2.5 4R44E like it could have been factory applied.
Today at I dismantled a 99 Mazda B2500 with 4R44E slush box. It had a factory external transmission cooler mounted to the radiator support just like all 4.0 4x4 automatic trucks. So they are out there
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1995 ranger splash (pieces)