Towing in 3rd gear on a 1300 mile trip
I have a 1997 GMC k1500 Z71 5.7 liter with 20000 miles and a 4L60e transmission with only 2000 miles, I will be towing a 3000# dry weight TT from Louisiana to Colorado. I plan on breaking the trip int...
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MFL wrote:
I think you have the right idea, you don't want up/down shifting continuously. I don't think towing in 3rd will hurt it, but would keep speed at a point of running closer to 2500 RPM, rather than 3K, unless climbing a hill etc.
Jerry
My '98 12v 5sp/4.10 Cummins Ram ran 2500rpm at 70mph. No choice in the matter. Any gas V8 on the market can run 4k rpm all day without any trouble at all if it needed to. My boat runs 6,000-7500rpm for however long it takes to get out to the reefs and back.
