Just want to run this by some of you, at the present time when I climb a (Hill or Mountain) I let the Allison do the changing or down shift as needed, if it don't down shift at 1400 RPM I will down sh...
I found my 300 ISB and 5 speed Alison to work perfectly. I let everything work as it is suppose, never ever had an overheat. It normally stays at 198 F, and on a steep hill, it sometime hits 204 F for very short period.
The only time I use the shifter is to down shift on very steep hills or downhill tight airpin curves along with using the exhaust brake.