Engine temperature while towing
I guess I'm old school, but I had always been taught that if the temperature gauge moves up towards hot, you pull off and let it cool down. I'm pulling a 32' Keystone Cougar X-Lite that is 6700 lbs em...
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The thermostat is working correctly because with normal driving it's just under 200 which would be right for a 195 degree thermostat.
On the return trip I stuck to 60-65 up the opposite side of the mountain and the truck pretty much acted the same. I did have plenty of RPMs with the truck running about 4200 RPMs so there was plenty of fan and water pump speed. I'll pay more attention to see if I notice a fan kick on around 230 degrees on the next mountain I pull. Is there any way to know if it has one? Is there an RPO code for it or would it come with all towing packages from the factory?
On the return trip I stuck to 60-65 up the opposite side of the mountain and the truck pretty much acted the same. I did have plenty of RPMs with the truck running about 4200 RPMs so there was plenty of fan and water pump speed. I'll pay more attention to see if I notice a fan kick on around 230 degrees on the next mountain I pull. Is there any way to know if it has one? Is there an RPO code for it or would it come with all towing packages from the factory?
