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Old May 9, 2013 | 01:48 PM
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Question tranny cooler lines

hey guys just installed an aftermarket cooler for my tranny.
first I used cheap coolant line because i didnt realize the pressure blew the line so i killed it bought some transmission cooler line from autozone installed it ran good.
then i was racing a buddy of mine in his ford focus too see how bad I leave him at 119mph focus (speed limiter)
and around 130 i heard a small popping noise so i killed it as soon as I heard it got out and looked and the line blew off clamp and all so i filled the tranny back up used the same clamp and eased it home (still works fine)
what can I use to clamp this down are there any (strong) clamps I need or what?

this is on a 2001 silverado 5.3
the way i run the cooler i cut the stock steel line put the hose on (tight fit) and clamped it (cheapest way)
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Old May 9, 2013 | 03:00 PM
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You need to flare the ends of the line some.
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Old May 9, 2013 | 03:22 PM
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Yea flare the line a lil and double clamps on both ends.

Dont clamp on top of the flare tho, it will cut the hose.
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Old May 10, 2013 | 09:47 AM
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i will try that and double hose clamps
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