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Trnamission tunnel HOT!!!
Posted: Mon Feb 28, 2005 9:11 pm
by CB0569
My 89 MAV LWB`s tranny tunnel gets bloody hot,you cant even put yor hand on the tunnel(mainly passenger side).Its got 31`s with a 2"body lift.The rubber protectors have been removed from the side of the engine bay.
So much so that the missus has to put her feet on the seat because of the heat from the floor and the tunnel.
I`ve heard that the GU scoop is the best idea but does this REALLY help or is it a band-aid solution.
Temp gauge reads 1/2
Posted: Mon Feb 28, 2005 9:18 pm
by ozy1
it is becasue of the exhaust system, it runs under the passenger floor, and heat from radiator blows through into trans tunnel, so it all heats up,
id recomend trying to place heat shields over the exhaust first and see how you go
Posted: Mon Feb 28, 2005 9:26 pm
by Tooheys
Is there a join under the floor??? i had this problem in my ute awhile ago and all it was was a leaking flange gasket letting exhaust gas heat up the tunnel. Hope this helps
Tooheys
Posted: Tue Mar 01, 2005 7:55 pm
by CB0569
No the join is a bit further under.Anyway i would have thought if it was exhaust the whole tunnel would be hot not the passenger side only?
Posted: Tue Mar 01, 2005 8:06 pm
by ozy1
CB0569 wrote:No the join is a bit further under.Anyway i would have thought if it was exhaust the whole tunnel would be hot not the passenger side only?
but the exhaust runs directly under the passenger floor only, there fore, to heat the whole tunnel, it would take a long time to transfer the heat across the tunnel.