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opnspaces
Navigator III
Jan 07, 2020

UPDATED Coast on the uphills accelerate on the downhills

Link to the update Jan 17 2021 I learned something new after 14 years of towing the same trailer. I took my first trip in the new to me 2001 Suburban pulling my 5,600 lb trailer. My older Suburban...
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opnspaces
Navigator III
Jan 07, 2020
I agree with idling the engine to cool the transmission. According to my owners manual the light goes on if it gets hot. But if it gets really hot the light changes to say "Trans hot...idle engine". Since it only ever barely touched the red and never went to idle engine, and fortunately always a the top of the grades I just let it coast down the other sides and it turned back off.

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