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hey there, I have 07 5.9 mega cab 3500 automatic trans
I have a pretty much stock truck, only add ons are a 4 inch exhaust, and a cold air intake. oh, and i put my 34 inch tires back on this weekend.
I have an edge insight monitor. ( no tuner, just monitor)
last summer i pulled an 11000 lbs 5th wheel up very steep highways. tranny temp never went above 185. only time i saw it climb was when i was backing it into the site. ( lots of forward reverse) maybe hit 205-210
that was with the 34 inch tires.
today i went into the bush. was driving on gravel road, which was slightly muddy. noticed i was spinning a bit so put it into 4 wheel drive. the gravel rd was fairly steep, but nothing that made me say wow. during the climb i noticed tranny temp was about 180, then 185, 190, 200, 210 220, ( alarm went off then it hit 224 at that time the road started to level out, but temp never dropped below 200.. I let it idle in neutral, and it did slowly start to drop.
I usauly drive on the free way, and its usualy around 155-157. and city, maybe 165
now I have driven the truck on the highway in the winter in 4x4 and tranny temp never went up. so keep in mind i was in 4x4 this time, but wasnt going over 50km/per hour
checked fluid... nice clean and at a safe level.. fluid was changed last august, about 15k ago,
thanks, sorry for the long post
any ideas?
I have a pretty much stock truck, only add ons are a 4 inch exhaust, and a cold air intake. oh, and i put my 34 inch tires back on this weekend.
I have an edge insight monitor. ( no tuner, just monitor)
last summer i pulled an 11000 lbs 5th wheel up very steep highways. tranny temp never went above 185. only time i saw it climb was when i was backing it into the site. ( lots of forward reverse) maybe hit 205-210
that was with the 34 inch tires.
today i went into the bush. was driving on gravel road, which was slightly muddy. noticed i was spinning a bit so put it into 4 wheel drive. the gravel rd was fairly steep, but nothing that made me say wow. during the climb i noticed tranny temp was about 180, then 185, 190, 200, 210 220, ( alarm went off then it hit 224 at that time the road started to level out, but temp never dropped below 200.. I let it idle in neutral, and it did slowly start to drop.
I usauly drive on the free way, and its usualy around 155-157. and city, maybe 165
now I have driven the truck on the highway in the winter in 4x4 and tranny temp never went up. so keep in mind i was in 4x4 this time, but wasnt going over 50km/per hour
checked fluid... nice clean and at a safe level.. fluid was changed last august, about 15k ago,
thanks, sorry for the long post
any ideas?
