Filled up transmission, fluid poured outta drivers side radiator

[CowboyErik]

MY transmission adventure of the last several weeks took a strange turn today. to review, I struggled to get the main pan off but managed to without removing crossmember and just loosen tranny mount bolts, jack up the transfer case to gain access to rear most pan bolts, clean it all out, new filter and put both pans back up; they have not leaked in a week now, my problem was when I powered up the car, tranny fluid POURED outta the DRIVER's side of the radiator, could not tell from where and I assumed it was the radiator's intercooler core broke so I bought an inexpensive replacement radiators (130K on old radiator anyways).

so as I was removing the radiator today, it was snagged by some strange ties, since I didn't care about the old radiator at 130K which has an OEM date stamp of 1999 on it, I cut them off with a knife; I understood as soon as I got it out why my intercooler lines ran to the drivers side before coming back to the passenger side OEM in/out of the radiator, they were run around the driver's side of the radiator to link of with an AUXILLARY intercoolers clip mounted to the front of the AC condenser, sooooo, I think I am going to remove this; the leak I experienced when I first power-up the car after pumping two gallons of transmission fluid in, appears to be from the auxillary line, it had a spot where it had been work down, almost cut, from being run under the radiator and rubbed down on, the AUX intercooler appears to be leak free, I'll keep, it, looks new; but this can't be OEM, obviously I'm the 2nd owner of my VX, first guy must have done some towing; heavy towing! I am going to pull this AUX intercooler out, as I don't think I need it and will never tow. Thats ok isn't it? I don't need it right?!

[Y33TREKker]

...I am going to pull this AUX intercooler out, as I don't think I need it and will never tow. Thats ok isn't it? I don't need it right?!

This is the main factor in my opinion. Aux Trans coolers are added when excess towing is going to be a part of the vehicles' regular use, but if you don't think you'll be doing any, there's really no need for one...not there really ever should be anyway given the extensive testing under extreme conditions the Vehicross went through before going to production. And it might be different if you lived in the southwest where all driving would be occurring in higher relative temperatures, but since you're in OH, maybe not so much.