2000 Silverado 2500

[GTPpower]

This is my work pickup. It's a 6.0/4l80e 4x4 regular cab long box. It has right around 225k miles on it.

Reverse was weak when I bought it, but it's worked fine for a long time. The rear main seal leaked a lot. I would add a quarter of oil every 600-700 miles.

So after dealing with that a year and a half, reverse finally went out.

Yanked the old trans out.



So messy underneath.

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[GTPpower]

I always had problems keeping the trans cool, even while pulling a small trailer. I decided to upgrade the cooling.

 

[GTPpower]

I had all the steel cut and ready to weld up for a new bracket to mount the trans cooler to. Then, I figured the brace I was going to mount to, was aluminum. Surprised me. I didn't think something this old would have aluminum for a structural piece.

So, anyways I got my tig welder out...it's been about 3 years since I used it, so I needed to get a little practice in.



Starting to get things tacked into place.

 

[ktraver97ss]

Hose clamps on barbs or An fittings for the cooler?

 

[wombat]

Hose clamps on barbs or An fittings for the cooler?

 

[GTPpower]

Hose clamps on barbs or An fittings for the cooler?

I'm switching it all to AN. Not a bad way to spend a couple hundred dollars.

 

[jg 1500hd]

Is that a tru cool LPD47391? If so or fittings are the same size, you can use dorman automatic trans cooler line connector 800-605 to adapt to the stock lines and use dorman 3/8 to 3/8 compression fitting p/n 800-205 to reattach the passenger side after cutting and reindexing 180 degrees, I also needed 2 more to extend the drivers side but relatively inexpensive solution and still oem fittings.

Summit racing part number for above are RNB-800-605 & RNB-800-205

 

[Smokinhot]

Been there, done that. I have a 40k cooler

 

[GTPpower]

Is that a tru cool LPD47391? If so or fittings are the same size, you can use dorman automatic trans cooler line connector 800-605 to adapt to the stock lines and use dorman 3/8 to 3/8 compression fitting p/n 800-205 to reattach the passenger side after cutting and reindexing 180 degrees, I also needed 2 more to extend the drivers side but relatively inexpensive solution and still oem fittings.

Summit racing part number for above are RNB-800-605 & RNB-800-205

I looked at doing that, but just decided to go with an lines and fittings instead.

 

[Yaj Yak]

Is that a tru cool LPD47391? If so or fittings are the same size, you can use dorman automatic trans cooler line connector 800-605 to adapt to the stock lines and use dorman 3/8 to 3/8 compression fitting p/n 800-205 to reattach the passenger side after cutting and reindexing 180 degrees, I also needed 2 more to extend the drivers side but relatively inexpensive solution and still oem fittings.

Summit racing part number for above are RNB-800-605 & RNB-800-205

you should post more

 

[ktraver97ss]

you should post more

x2

I was reading like

ooooooo nice...can we be friends? lol Fucking part numbers and shit, is this the James of GM trucks but maybe less crazy?

 

[ktraver97ss]

PS: I get credit for getting him here by buying my quadsteer. Ok KJ gets half for posting it.

 

[Yaj Yak]

the mythical quadrasteer.

 

[GTPpower]

Got my bracket finished up, but I still may have to change it a little so the cooler fits like I want it to.








And, I forgot a bolt was hot...

 

[Chester Copperpot]

the mythical quadrasteer.

What quadrasteer?

 

[ktraver97ss]

I'm basically mythical at this point, 2 kids and shiiit. No time for anything. Just had to pay a shop to do a window motor and ac compressor on the truck cause my next free day is July 9th lol. buh bye $1000

 

[Euro]

I'm basically mythical at this point, 2 kids and shiiit. No time for anything.

Ahh yes, it's glorious..isn't it!

 

[jg 1500hd]

you should post more

Your right, just been sorting out my daily driver to my liking but other than a timing belt this fall I think I'm there now. Think I became a volvo c30 expert by accident along the way.

 

[GTPpower]

I didn't like how my bracket turned out....it wasn't going to allow the cooler to sit any closer to the condenser, so I hacked it up some more.

 

[GTPpower]

It's been awhile since I updated. My tig welder runs on either 110 or 220. I've been running it on 110 for convenience, since the bracket I welded up is not very thick. But, I needed to weld a fitting into the oil pan, which is too thick for 110. So, I needed to add a sub panel and wire a 220 receptacle in my garage. Finished that up yesterday morning, and got the fitting welded in. I hope I never have to weld cast aluminum again. It's super difficult to weld, and impossible to get clean. The weld looks terrible, but it doesn't leak.



Capping it off for right now.


Got the oil pan back on, and using the rear cover alignment tool to center the rear cover.


And, got the flex plate back on.

 

[GTPpower]

Getting the trans ready to install. Switched the cooler line fittings to -06.

 

[daturbosix]

fitting in oil pan? someone planning on needing a oil drainback for say, maybe, a turbo?

 

[GTPpower]

Pulling with a 6.0l sucks.

 

[Outlaw]

Pulling with a 6.0l sucks.

Yes... Yes it does lol. It'll get you to speed no problem but loaded or unloaded those engines just feel like dogs. They get to 2,500 RPM and just hang out there.

 

[GTPpower]

I'm too cheap to buy a tranny jack, so my dad found a pulley from an old John Deere combine. I welded a pipe on it, and made a bigger pad for the floor jack.




Got my new tranny cooler lines made and installed.




And installed a new radiator.