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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Chevy had a lot of problems with the 4L60E prior to 2005, so likely reason the tranny died. 3200 rpm in 3rd gear for me is 68-70 mph ... don't think I will manually shift down to 2nd going 70! Throw in a few 15mph hairpins and you're airborne. I think I'll just keep doing what I have been doing, which is
1) if I am losing it in 3rd, and it goes to 2nd, I'll manually keep it there until I feel its time to go back to 3rd (avoid hunting)
2. if I feel I am losing it in 2nd, and it goes into 1st, I'll do the same.
From some of the replies to my original post, it would seem that ?some? don't have gasoline V8's trying to pull a heavy load when going fast (high rpms) is out of the question. When I finally blow this thing up, I'll likely get a diesel, until then happy trails to me.
PS: I get passed all the time by guys going 70, but then I often see them changing their tires after a blowout. Fun. Many of these crapppy Chinese trailer tires are only rated at 60 mph. You should check if you don't know. Just friendly advice.
1) if I am losing it in 3rd, and it goes to 2nd, I'll manually keep it there until I feel its time to go back to 3rd (avoid hunting)
2. if I feel I am losing it in 2nd, and it goes into 1st, I'll do the same.
From some of the replies to my original post, it would seem that ?some? don't have gasoline V8's trying to pull a heavy load when going fast (high rpms) is out of the question. When I finally blow this thing up, I'll likely get a diesel, until then happy trails to me.
PS: I get passed all the time by guys going 70, but then I often see them changing their tires after a blowout. Fun. Many of these crapppy Chinese trailer tires are only rated at 60 mph. You should check if you don't know. Just friendly advice.
