Patent ID: 8469151

Claim:
A transmission fluid cooler bypass apparatus for use in combination with an transmission fluid cooler for a land vehicle in replacement of an original equipment oil-to-water type transmission fluid cooler having water inlet and water outlet hoses connected thereto for circulating engine coolant therethrough, said original equipment oil-to-water type transmission cooler in fluid communication with integrated fluid circuits within a transmission case of said land vehicle by a pair of original equipment cooler retaining bolts, wherein each of said original equipment cooler retaining bolts include an internal fluid gallery formed therein, said transmission fluid cooler bypass apparatus comprising: a pair of fluid chambers rotatably mounted between a transmission fluid cooler and the transmission case, said pair of fluid chambers providing a portion of a transmission fluid pathway from the transmission case to the transmission fluid cooler, and wherein said pair of fluid chambers are configured to receive the original equipment cooler retaining bolts therein in sealing engagement for rotatably mounting said pair of fluid chambers to the transmission case; said fluid chambers are rotatable about said retaining bolts with respect to the transmission case, and a pair of hose fittings coupled to and in fluid communication with a corresponding respective one of said pair of fluid chambers, wherein one of said pair of hose fittings is a transmission fluid outlet, designed and configured to facilitate the transfer of transmission fluid from one of said pair of fluid chambers to the transmission fluid cooler, and wherein another one of said pair of hose fittings is a transmission fluid inlet, designed and configured to facilitate the transfer of transmission fluid from the transmission fluid cooler to another of said pair of fluid chambers.