TRANNY OVER HEATING!
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TRANNY OVER HEATING!
I have a new to me 2000 v10 f250. Ive had it about a year now and havent put very many miles on it. I have a tranny temp gauge that i installed and yesterday after about 30 miles pulling my very light camper the tranny temp was at 225 and climbing. Not sure whats causing this. The fluid looks great and the PO said he used to flush it every other year. Im wondering a few things here since i have a trip coming up is that i put on a crome grill piece if thats restricting to much air or Ive read about those bypass valves going bad any help would be great!
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I Have it in the test port. 2 guys have said that temp is bad and the dealership said no problem but never ask where the sending unit was. thanks for the response because im very clueless when it comes to trannys. Any other info needed?
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To me that sounds a little high but
1 Is your gauge accurate
2 Does your clutch fan come on when it's that hot
3 Is your A/C condenser and transmission cooler clean
4 Have you tried it without your new grill cover
I have a gauge mounted in the same spot but I also have a factory deep pan that comes with the F350 11,000 gvw package and a 6" tall cooler that runs the full length in front of the A/C condenser and I normally run between 180' to 220' pulling, 220 is pulling hard on hills.
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1 Is your gauge accurate
2 Does your clutch fan come on when it's that hot
3 Is your A/C condenser and transmission cooler clean
4 Have you tried it without your new grill cover
I have a gauge mounted in the same spot but I also have a factory deep pan that comes with the F350 11,000 gvw package and a 6" tall cooler that runs the full length in front of the A/C condenser and I normally run between 180' to 220' pulling, 220 is pulling hard on hills.
Denny
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not sure if the gauge is correct or not, do i test this with a temp gun? Do i just shoot it where the sender is located? No I havnt tried it without the grill but will be doing some testing on it for sure.
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The maximum continuous temperature is 220°F. You can go to 250°F for up to a half hour at a time without problems. Running 240°F all the time is going to cause problems with your transmission.
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The maximum continuous temperature is 220°F. You can go to 250°F for up to a half hour at a time without problems. Running 240°F all the time is going to cause problems with your transmission.[/QUOTE]
Thanks Mark that's good to know
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The maximum continuous temperature is 220°F. You can go to 250°F for up to a half hour at a time without problems. Running 240°F all the time is going to cause problems with your transmission.[/QUOTE]
Thanks Mark that's good to know
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thanks Mark great advice. is there anything i can do to help keep it cool. like i said its a 5000lb camper and plan on a 3 hour trip so any advice on keeping it cool would help. O/D on or off ect.
