tranny temp problems
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tranny temp problems
ll I hooked the trailer up and went about 80 miles from home... tranny got to 220 by the time I got there. When I left I had a oad of another 5000 pounds. I have now pulled over now that the tranny is 230... would a true cool take care of it? Right now ts stock cooler and I have a total of 11000 pounds behind me. I'm sitting on the side now letting it cool Or is there something else I should look at?
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My last trip with the trucool on I never got above 200, it was 90* outside. That's with the trailer in my pic. I don't know how it was before the cooler, as I didn't have a gauge. People on here said it will drop temps 20-30 degrees, if that's right sounds like just what you need. My trailer loaded is +/- 16k. Mark the tranny guy on here said you can run 220 all day long and up to 250 in less than 30min. intervals without causing damage.
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I have a torque convertor controller that will lock my TQ up at certain MPH inciments... I have it set to lock right around 33 MPH right now. The exhaust brake is sweet, it will slow you down quite a bit when you let off the throttle and the torque convertor is locke.
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I'd say there's something wrong with your stock cooler.
Mine would run around 190° - 200° and it wasn't till I pulled it off to install the intercooler and 6.0 trans cooler that I found the backside of all the fins bent flat on the oem trans cooler. Darn thing wasn't getting any air flow through it.
Trucool should help you big time.
Mine would run around 190° - 200° and it wasn't till I pulled it off to install the intercooler and 6.0 trans cooler that I found the backside of all the fins bent flat on the oem trans cooler. Darn thing wasn't getting any air flow through it.
Trucool should help you big time.
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2k not too bad for that light of a load. Were you ******* it on the take off were there many hill etc to climb?
yea I would just drain all the fluid replace the filter (watch out the old filters o-ring likes to hang up in there and if not noticed can fry the tranny if the new filter falls out) and then install the biger cooler
yea I would just drain all the fluid replace the filter (watch out the old filters o-ring likes to hang up in there and if not noticed can fry the tranny if the new filter falls out) and then install the biger cooler
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2k not too bad for that light of a load. Were you ******* it on the take off were there many hill etc to climb?
yea I would just drain all the fluid replace the filter (watch out the old filters o-ring likes to hang up in there and if not noticed can fry the tranny if the new filter falls out) and then install the biger cooler
yea I would just drain all the fluid replace the filter (watch out the old filters o-ring likes to hang up in there and if not noticed can fry the tranny if the new filter falls out) and then install the biger cooler
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Much easier to clean a cooler out than having to keep changing the fluid because it didnt help. Tranny coolers are super easy to clean out... not only that but i can always take it off and liquid blow it out too. Never had an issue doing this before on my race cars after I have blown up a transmission. Cleaning them are easy.