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Thanks Scott. I appreciate your comments.

Hey Guys, I have a stock 1986 T-Type, and I'm the original owner. My radiator fan has always run for about a minute or so after I shut the car off. That is to say, it's always run until I had to replace my radiator. I changed my stock radiator to a cold case radiator. I only changed my...

Hey guys, I jacked it up and took a closer look. It turned out to be my motor oil, not the transmission fluid. I should have checked better before posting. I took off the torque converter cover, cleaned everything real good with brake cleaner, started it up, and watched for where it was...

Thanks guys. I appreciate the comments. I'm going to take a better look at it before I decide what I'm going to do. It's good to know I have a few options.

It looks like I should start with the ScanMaster 2.1 by TurboTweak.

I have a stock 86 T-Type with the original chip. I don't have a scan tool. What should I get?

That brings questions to mind. For example, what's involved with a re-build? What's the approximate cost? I'm in western Massachusetts... is there a good shop nearby, or is it common to ship the transmission to a shop?

When I saw how it was leaking, I thought it may need to come out to fix the issue. What do you mean by a freshen up? As I said previously, I'm green when it comes to transmissions. Thanks for all comments.

Thanks Steve. I appreciate your comments. I have to admit, I'm very green when it comes to transmissions. I had a drip from the transmission before I changed the solenoid, but it was just an annoying drip. I'm the original owner, and the car has about 65,000 miles on it. The transmission...

I put 4-5 quarts in before starting the car.

I need some transmission advice. I just dropped my transmission oil pan and changed the TCC solenoid and 3'rd and 4'th gear pressure switches. After I filled the transmission with fluid, I started the car and let it run for a while, checked the level, and topped off the fluid. When I drove my...

The last issue I had with mounting the radiator was mounting the original fan. Because of the thicker core of the Cold Case radiator, the fan mounting bolts would screw into the core of the radiator. The two bottom bolts were not a big problem because I was able to re-position the mounting...

I also had two other issues with the fit of the Cold Case radiator. One was the upper transmission cooling line 90° fitting interfered with the aluminum plate bracket which the air conditioner lines mount to. I had to cut a hole in the aluminum plate to give the fitting clearance. After I cut...

Ok, it's been a while, but I wanted to follow up and post what I ended up doing with the installation of my Cold Case radiator. I had already elongated the rubber cushions for the wider radiator, and that was done before I did the original post. The instructions said to trim the radiator...

Good thought. Maybe if the lower cushions were thinner and the upper cushions were thicker. I'm not sure if I can make the lower ones thinner or not. I'll have to take a good look at that. Making the upper ones thinner will only make the situation worse, but making the upper ones thicker may...

I think you're right about folding instead of cutting, but I hate to do that also. It was noted on the cold case web site that the piece next to the latch needed to be cut, but it didn't say anything about the top plate. It looks like a top quality radiator, but the fit of the top plate sucks...

Hi everyone, I just purchased a cold case radiator for my 1986 Buick T-Type. While installing it I found the top plate does not fit correctly. I will have metal on metal contact between the top plate and the radiator. See my photos. I know I need to trim the metal near the hood spring, but...

Thanks so much for your time and answers. I appreciate it very much.

So what you're saying is the 3rd switch opens at one speed, and the 4th switch opens at a faster speed? I'm just trying to understand your description.

Found the description in my service manual. I never heard of it before.