June B.S. Thread
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From: Suppertown, MN
Good Morning everyone.
Back from Yellowstone. Good trip and no mechanical issues. May need to replace radiator on truck as it tried to get hot a few times when I don't think it should have but worked well.
10.86 mpg towing and 15.9 mpg empty (mountain driving). Put 3300 miles on and no issues. I love the tow haul downshifting in mountains, never hardly used brakes. Dsl has alot more power in higher elevations and pulls way better on interstate at 67-70 mph than V10. It has power but if I stayed on it the temp would climb to 230 deg and I would back off.
How is everyone?
Back from Yellowstone. Good trip and no mechanical issues. May need to replace radiator on truck as it tried to get hot a few times when I don't think it should have but worked well.
10.86 mpg towing and 15.9 mpg empty (mountain driving). Put 3300 miles on and no issues. I love the tow haul downshifting in mountains, never hardly used brakes. Dsl has alot more power in higher elevations and pulls way better on interstate at 67-70 mph than V10. It has power but if I stayed on it the temp would climb to 230 deg and I would back off.
How is everyone?
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From: Howard Lake, Minnesota
Hey Lee! Glad your trip went well! Like Dave said did your fan come on. These trucks have a great cooling system so it shouldn't be an issue. You might check your intercooler/radiator to see if it is plugged at all. My fan was coming on more than I thought it should and when I pulled my rad and intercooler they were plugged pretty good with bugs and crap. Pressure washed them all clean and never an issue since.
That is a lot of time hitting your ball around!
That is a lot of time hitting your ball around!
Oh yeah, fan came on and it makes alot of noise, not bad noise but more you know it is moving air. I bet I have a slight blockage somewhere. On the freeway at 67 it ran at 195-205 if not long or steep hills and 80 outside temp.
On a mile long grade out of river valley it would drop into 5th gear and go but the temps would go up to 220-230. One time I was half asleep and the warning chime went off and the scan gauge read 245, I let off it and went to pull over and after about 500' it had cooled back to 220.
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Hey Lee! Glad your trip went well! Like Dave said did your fan come on. These trucks have a great cooling system so it shouldn't be an issue. You might check your intercooler/radiator to see if it is plugged at all. My fan was coming on more than I thought it should and when I pulled my rad and intercooler they were plugged pretty good with bugs and crap. Pressure washed them all clean and never an issue since.
That is a lot of time hitting your ball around!
That is a lot of time hitting your ball around!
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I still keep score. I just don't care what it is.
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Oh yeah, fan came on and it makes alot of noise, not bad noise but more you know it is moving air. I bet I have a slight blockage somewhere. On the freeway at 67 it ran at 195-205 if not long or steep hills and 80 outside temp.
On a mile long grade out of river valley it would drop into 5th gear and go but the temps would go up to 220-230. One time I was half asleep and the warning chime went off and the scan gauge read 245, I let off it and went to pull over and after about 500' it had cooled back to 220.
On a mile long grade out of river valley it would drop into 5th gear and go but the temps would go up to 220-230. One time I was half asleep and the warning chime went off and the scan gauge read 245, I let off it and went to pull over and after about 500' it had cooled back to 220.
Not yet but getting closer!
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I think that's my problem. I went to bed early and overslept. I've found more than about 6 hours and I'm tied the next day.