automatic transmission shifting procedure
Just checking my methodology to see if "all" agrees. I am towing a 5000 lb TT with a 2006 Chevy Trailblazer with the 5.3 vortex v8. I tow in 3rd. When going up a steep hill, I wait until the comput...
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Teamfour wrote:
The way to fix that is to get a tow vehicle suitable for your towing needs. If the tranny is having to shift to first to get up a hill you are severely under powered.
Well, it depends on the hill, the road, etc. There are lots of routes here in Utah that put us in 1st gear, especially in our '05 w/ the 4 spd transmission, and I don't think we were severely underpowered. A 10% grade and 25 mph curves has low gears written all over it.
