when to consider more cooling?
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when to consider more cooling?
When pulling my travel trailer locally, I'm seeing temps of 190-210f at the pressure port. So for these short (~30 mile) trips I know I'm OK.
My concern is that the terrain here is far from extreme with relatively short rolling hills that dont generally exceed 5% so I'm not sure what one would expect once I hit some real hills.
Not looking to spend money unless really necessary, but not looking to get surprised on a real hill either.
This is on my expedition with the 4r75e and standard towing package (7 row aux cooler). I could upgrade to the cooler to the max tow cooler (14 row) for about $200.
From those who have more experience than I, what do you think? Am I on the edge? I'm a little beyond the 6,000lbs recommended limit for a truck without the larger cooler. The gvwr of the camper is 6900.
My concern is that the terrain here is far from extreme with relatively short rolling hills that dont generally exceed 5% so I'm not sure what one would expect once I hit some real hills.
Not looking to spend money unless really necessary, but not looking to get surprised on a real hill either.
This is on my expedition with the 4r75e and standard towing package (7 row aux cooler). I could upgrade to the cooler to the max tow cooler (14 row) for about $200.
From those who have more experience than I, what do you think? Am I on the edge? I'm a little beyond the 6,000lbs recommended limit for a truck without the larger cooler. The gvwr of the camper is 6900.
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ideal trans temp is around 175F @ the test port.your running good.with t-stats in front of my coolers,once up to temp im always running 180F.
if your somewhere between 175-225F @ the test port........run 'er.
if your somewhere between 175-225F @ the test port........run 'er.
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no argument with any of that.
but the basis of the question is:
from those with more experience pulling hills than myself, how much hotter should I expect to see when climbing long steep hills?
if it's 50°F, then I'm screwed and I need more cooling.
if it's 30°F, then I'm probably right on the edge.
unloaded to loaded is about 40-50°F depending on outside temps. normal driving is about 150°F
but the basis of the question is:
from those with more experience pulling hills than myself, how much hotter should I expect to see when climbing long steep hills?
if it's 50°F, then I'm screwed and I need more cooling.
if it's 30°F, then I'm probably right on the edge.
unloaded to loaded is about 40-50°F depending on outside temps. normal driving is about 150°F
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