Climbing steep grades...
I have a 30’ 2003 Four Winds class C with the 6L, 8cyl Vortec engine. I’m planning on pulling a 2003 Jeep TJ (4cyl, straight drive) and had a question or two. I’ve noticed that when I’m climbing st...
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Gjac wrote:
Quite normal for a 30 ft MH to heat up on a hill. What temperature does your gage read on a steep hill say 7-9 % slope for several miles? Do you have a temp gage of just an idiot light? Does it get in the red zone? We need to know what you mean by overheat before you get meaningful comments.
I didn’t say it overheats, only that it begins heating up. It runs just below 210 (the halfway mark on the gage) but when I start to climb it goes higher and higher until I stop climbing. It hasn’t overheated yet, but that is my fear should I find myself on one of those never ending climbs, which I expect to find on my way to Yellowstone.
The highest “temperature” Ive seen is at about 235 or so, and the red line starts at about 250. It has not yet gotten into the red zone.
