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- VTII Berlina V6 Sedan
FWIW, I went to the wreckers and saw many VT series 2 with same setup, VX has the cooler vertical instead of horizontal ( or is that the series 1 VT? , seen so many lately ). Still not sure if it was standard or not.
They all have mounting brackets that are rusting badly as well, I'd like to get new brackets
In pure standard form all autos are piped to run fluid through a cooling tank within the radiator assy. As an option (recommended for towing or high performance) you will see an additional (external) cooler plumbed in as well. These are generally connected in line with the fluid going through both the radiator tank and the extra external cooler before returning to the tranny. Sometimes people elect to bypass the radiator tank all together and use external coolers only as the tranny can be exposed to radiator coolant if the radiator has a catastrophic failure. That's being ultra safe but I have seen people do it.
Anyway, standard config is a tranny cooling tank built into the standard radiator. Added external tranny coolers are common, either factory or after-market.