radiator and gearbox

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- timnjue
  
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15 years ago

Sat, Jan 10, 2009 11:42 AM

hi all i have a 1997 preg chrysler voyager ive just had the car looked at and it seems the gear box oil is getting mixed up with the water from the radiator because the radiator is busted is there a cheap radiator for this vehicle and are the cooling fans seperate to the rad, and the gearbox is not working because of the water in the system is there a chance that the gearbox will be ok after a new radiator is fitted or is the damage already done hope someone can help thanks

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- Steve B.
  
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15 years ago

Sat, Jan 10, 2009 1:56 PM

The cooling fans do separate from the radiator. If you want pricing on a new one I would suggest that you check them with the big parts stores and rockauto.com. There are also a few web sites out there for companies that specialize in replacement radiators. Google is your friend.

It's always worth a try to flush the transmission after you replace the radiator to see if it will work again. I would give you about 80% odds that the transmission is toast and will have to be rebuilt.

Steve B.

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- Bryan
  
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15 years ago

Wed, Jan 14, 2009 6:11 AM

If you are going cheap to see if the trans survives. I would go buy an aux transmission cooler kit and just route the trans fluid through it and bypass the radiator completely. This will give you a chance to drive the vehicle for some period of time before deciding on investing more money into your vehicle. And if you were concerned about adequete cooling all new chrysler products with the same powertrain have gone to air to oil coolers only. Bryan