Made a big mess in the garage tonight......

So I got my car back together tonight and got her fired up. Sounded real good so I built some temp in the motor and wanted to try the converter. Set the brake and she goes to 5400...I was happy so I tryed again just to verify. That's when the friggin tranny cooler line blew off and blew fluid everywhere. Guess that's what I get for running steel lines with rubber hose and hose clamps. So my dumb butt just ordered AN lines and fittings.

Race Ready Fabrications wrote:So I got my car back together tonight and got her fired up. Sounded real good so I built some temp in the motor and wanted to try the converter. Set the brake and she goes to 5400...I was happy so I tryed again just to verify. That's when the friggin tranny cooler line blew off and blew fluid everywhere. Guess that's what I get for running steel lines with rubber hose and hose clamps. So my dumb butt just ordered AN lines and fittings.

coulda been worse,at the track.oil dry anyone..................

Haha, I just got my trans cooler setup right. Put a little too much fluid in it and there was one way to get it out... I made a mess, and used some dryall

cool40 wrote:

Race Ready Fabrications wrote:So I got my car back together tonight and got her fired up. Sounded real good so I built some temp in the motor and wanted to try the converter. Set the brake and she goes to 5400...I was happy so I tryed again just to verify. That's when the friggin tranny cooler line blew off and blew fluid everywhere. Guess that's what I get for running steel lines with rubber hose and hose clamps. So my dumb butt just ordered AN lines and fittings.

coulda been worse,at the track.oil dry anyone..................

no doubt.

richter69 wrote:

cool40 wrote:

Race Ready Fabrications wrote:So I got my car back together tonight and got her fired up. Sounded real good so I built some temp in the motor and wanted to try the converter. Set the brake and she goes to 5400...I was happy so I tryed again just to verify. That's when the friggin tranny cooler line blew off and blew fluid everywhere. Guess that's what I get for running steel lines with rubber hose and hose clamps. So my dumb butt just ordered AN lines and fittings.

coulda been worse,at the track.oil dry anyone..................

no doubt.

Yeh I can see it now....cars in the wall upside down with me cryin like a baby

Race Ready Fabrications wrote:So I got my car back together tonight and got her fired up. Sounded real good so I built some temp in the motor and wanted to try the converter. Set the brake and she goes to 5400...I was happy so I tryed again just to verify. That's when the friggin tranny cooler line blew off and blew fluid everywhere. Guess that's what I get for running steel lines with rubber hose and hose clamps. So my dumb butt just ordered AN lines and fittings.

Ya that suck's, on the bright side i rather clean the garage. It could of been alot worse .

Immediately after the line blew I walked over and shut the lights off and walked back to the house. I just walked out to check and I think it's gonna take two bags of oil dry.....

Race Ready Fabrications wrote:Immediately after the line blew I walked over and shut the lights off and walked back to the house. I just walked out to check and I think it's gonna take two bags of oil dry.....

what all did you say on that walk to the house?

cool40 wrote:

Race Ready Fabrications wrote:Immediately after the line blew I walked over and shut the lights off and walked back to the house. I just walked out to check and I think it's gonna take two bags of oil dry.....

what all did you say on that walk to the house?

It was rated R.

Race Ready Fabrications wrote:

cool40 wrote:

Race Ready Fabrications wrote:Immediately after the line blew I walked over and shut the lights off and walked back to the house. I just walked out to check and I think it's gonna take two bags of oil dry.....

what all did you say on that walk to the house?

It was rated R.

lol. lol. lol ....YHA! RIGHT

Well, good time to change out the fluid I guess.

bb429power wrote:Well, good time to change out the fluid I guess.

There has gotta be an easier way to get the fluid out.....

Race Ready Fabrications wrote:

bb429power wrote:Well, good time to change out the fluid I guess.

There has gotta be an easier way to get the fluid out.....

Easier yes...

Quicker NO..

Race Ready Fabrications wrote:So I got my car back together tonight and got her fired up. Sounded real good so I built some temp in the motor and wanted to try the converter. Set the brake and she goes to 5400...I was happy so I tryed again just to verify. That's when the friggin tranny cooler line blew off and blew fluid everywhere. Guess that's what I get for running steel lines with rubber hose and hose clamps. So my dumb butt just ordered AN lines and fittings.

that sucks. guy i work with was changing oil on a costumers car got side tracked n forgot drain plug , took a hole bag n some elbow grease

D. Sea wrote:

Race Ready Fabrications wrote:

bb429power wrote:Well, good time to change out the fluid I guess.

There has gotta be an easier way to get the fluid out.....

Easier yes...

Quicker NO..

LMAO I have a drain plug on mine, I never understood why the factory didn't make them with a drain plug

Two bags of oil dry 12 bucks three rolls of shop towels to wipe down the under side of the car 8 bucks. 20 bucks to clean up a mess over a .59 cent friggin hose clamp.

On a positive note my sheet metal brake will never ever rust.......

Race Ready Fabrications wrote:Two bags of oil dry 12 bucks three rolls of shop towels to wipe down the under side of the car 8 bucks. 20 bucks to clean up a mess over a .59 cent friggin hose clamp.

That sound like me had one of them hose clamp before come a loose and I oiled the top end of the track not good to get engine oil under a set of slicks and hit the brakes track offical ask why I didn't stop when it happen I ask him you didn't see what happen when I hit the brakes I did get it next to the wall and let it stop on it own till it slowed enough to get back on the brakes.

Race Ready Fabrications wrote:On a positive note my sheet metal brake will never ever rust.......

Fringe benefit?

Better to have a big mess in the garage, than a big mess in your pants, at the track.

342g wrote: Better to have a big mess in the garage, than a big mess in your pants, at the track.

I'm writin' that one down!

Well, good time to change out the fluid I guess.

Race Ready Fabrications wrote:Two bags of oil dry 12 bucks three rolls of shop towels to wipe down the under side of the car 8 bucks. 20 bucks to clean up a mess over a .59 cent friggin hose clamp.

Instant Oil Change - Priceless

Justin, what kind of tranny you have without a drain plug, I have a c-4 pan I put a plug in, you can have it if your pops will let you pay shipping.