<VV> Powerglide Transmission Cooler install

[Sethracer at aol.com]

Gary - I am pretty sure that the FC PG had 1/4" NPT pipe threads for the  
cooler. Only the FC cross-member had the holes for the fittings to pass 
through.  I installed an FC front plate on a car PG in an autocross car (about 25 
years  ago!). There is also an internal block-off freeze plug in the FC PG 
that  makes the fluid go out through the cooler. To put it in a late model, 
I had to  open up two big holes for the fittings to pass through the 
crossmember. I used  two 1/4" NPT  nipples, about three inches long, then adapted 
the hoses onto  the end of the pipe nipples. Depending on what crossmember 
you are using,  you may need the clearance to get at the fittings. Installing 
a hose end  directly into the PG would have been difficult, at least with my 
modified  crossmember. I don't know which crossmember the Ultravan used. -  
Seth Emerson 
 
 
In a message dated 6/5/2013 7:08:26 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time,  
ganderson8 at juno.com writes:

I'm  preparing to go out of town to install an FC powerglide and an 
external  transmission cooler in an Ultravan.  I don't have the transmission here  
for reference.  I'm assuming I will need barbed hose adapters that will  
screw into the existing input & output connectors.  Can anyone tell  me what 
thread size I'll need?   Your answer will be appreciated,  along with any 
additional advice you care to provide.  Thanks.
Gary