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Well let me set the stage. It was thursday at about 6pm. The ambient temp was between 90-95 i had a total load of about 8000-9000 lbs and was on a constant grade. I was running at about 60 to 65mph and when i hit the bottom of the hill the tranny temp read 190. 3/4 of the way up i hit 220 and by the time i found a spot to stop it was at 250. Whats the deal? Am i running it to hard? If i run under 55 then the tranny does not lock up ant the temp rises REALLY fast. On the way home with a load of about 7000 lbs (I live 1 1/2 miles from the free way with 3 lights) I got off the freeway at 190 degress and was stopped by all three lights and by the time i got home i was just above 220.
Would i benefit from a deeper tranny pan? What else could i do?
Would i benefit from a deeper tranny pan? What else could i do?