does your tranny tunnel get hot
Le Mans Master
Joined: Aug 2000
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From: Australia
Re: does your tranny tunnel get hot (cdnguyred88)
:iagree:
I would check the cats.Mine was extreme after a short trip until the cat blocked and I had to replace it. Almost normal now even in city driving with air temps over 95.
I would check the cats.Mine was extreme after a short trip until the cat blocked and I had to replace it. Almost normal now even in city driving with air temps over 95.
Burning Brakes
Joined: Jul 2003
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From: Brisbane Queensland, Australia
Re: does your tranny tunnel get hot (richy rich)
Mine does too; was going to put some thick insulation (Off a boat) in the tunnel to keep it cooler, but didn't because I actually found it a comfort in winter after my heater poopie itself! :D
Safety Car
Joined: May 2002
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From: Somewhere nowhere
Re: does your tranny tunnel get hot
at first I thought it was the tranny, but recently I think it's the exhaust.
1996.
I've melted a few of that split loom wiring harness material that is by the exhaust. I've never thought about wrapping it..
1996.
I've melted a few of that split loom wiring harness material that is by the exhaust. I've never thought about wrapping it..
Burning Brakes
Joined: Jul 2003
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From: Brisbane Queensland, Australia
Re: does your tranny tunnel get hot (larryfs)
YES, it's the exhaust that causes the majority of the heat - if the tranny ran hot enuff to melt your feet, it'd be kissed - TRUST ME!
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Instructor
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From: South Cave, Brough East Yorkshire
Re: does your tranny tunnel get hot (richy rich)
Living in the UK, any extra heat is welcome. :D
Mine gets pretty warm even with no cats - but i noticed it gets twice as hot if I have my lights on - I could cook an egg off the heat from the shift indicator bulb on my auto. :eek:
Mine gets pretty warm even with no cats - but i noticed it gets twice as hot if I have my lights on - I could cook an egg off the heat from the shift indicator bulb on my auto. :eek:
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Melting Slicks
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Re: does your tranny tunnel get hot (AGENT 86)
While I agree that the heat is normal, I experienced ALOT of heat a few years ago. It was so hot I could not keep my hand on the console for more than a few seconds. After a few months went by, I noticed my tranny was leaking fluid. Turns out that the excess heat was due to a lack of sufficient tranny fluid :eek: . After I replaced the tranny fluid, the tunnel cooled down again to its "normal" temperature :jester .
Safety Car
Joined: Feb 2001
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From: Looks like I picked the wrong week to stop sniffin glue Orlando
Re: does your tranny tunnel get hot (Steel Blue 91)
I reduced a lot of the heat in this area by eliminating the pre cats on my L98.
Burning Brakes
Joined: Jul 2003
Posts: 922
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From: Brisbane Queensland, Australia
Re: does your tranny tunnel get hot (BookSmart)
Ummm...what is it about some of you guys and the PRNDD21 light?
Am I driving my vet wrongly or what?
(Just having a dig by the way!)
:nopity
Am I driving my vet wrongly or what?
(Just having a dig by the way!)
:nopity
