Chevy P-30 w/454 owners?
I was curious to know from other (P-30 454 owners) of common issues that the Chevy 454 would have during a trip? I'm planning on driving from Seattle - Orlando, Fl (poss. Keys) and then back the south...
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udidwht wrote:Peralko wrote:
The weak link in your setup is the 4L80 transmission. Ours just gave up the ghost on the road to Colorado around 1995 (1991 Pace Arrow). No particular reason--we weren't towing and it happened on flat ground. We even had an extra transmission oil cooler on it. Not much you can do about it--later versions used an Allison transmission. All I can do is wish you good luck!
New news to me. The 4L80E is a work horse and has an undeniably reliable track record.
I'll have to agree. Only thing is, with a big coach, there isn't a lot of GCWR, so consequently you're out of specs. with towing much.
Thing is, you never know it, until you do some 6% grades for more than two or three miles in the heat of summer. Even then if the tranny gets too hot, it will go into limp mode to save itself. You also go up in low gear at 25mph max and gain another 25&, so once you get to know her, this should probably be done before it bogs down at approx. 270F and a tranny temp gauge would be good to have.
