I went to the radiator place , dropped it off, rang back latter that day they said it would $600 to find out anything.
I went to go pick it up to have it tested elsewhere , as they had not tested the trans cooler ( happy to put their fresh coat of paint and stickers all over it after a heated discussion they agreed to test it for zip , found the brass cooler had a crack around the top hat where it is welded onto the outside cylinder, cooler has two cylinders one inside the other. The top hat is threaded internally to be soldered into the bottom tank and pokes through tank wall to accept the transmission oil lines in and out,
Cracks also around in solder where top cats anchored into tank .
the core is excellent but now they want $200 up front to have a go at soldering the top hat crack before reinstalling.
It appears the lines when connected , by my self or a mate helping we were over zealous in tightening, any way I have found a car radiator place in town is prepared to do it ,( they service car radiators only) and is confident he can repair, if by some remote chance He cant , He wont charge to have go so I am off to pick up my radiator, on previous experience it will be a fight, they will argue no guarantees and as you cant buy the coolers or radiators new any more , and so does that help me fix my issue ............ well Case IH have one complete unit in stock NOS for A$1650 and they stated the ones we can get via the internet from the USA are substandard , under speced no guarantees etc
Amazing poor service and an attitude that is woeful , but the only commercial place for 120 kms
I will pay for the stripdown ie 2 hrs then have it repaired elsewhere , out of curiosity does any one know where I could get a new transmission cooler ,