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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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ACZL
Explorer
Jan 07, 2020
Could always engage Tow/Haul or drop 1 gear and keep it there. RPM's may run higher, but you are drawing more air thru the rads and if eng fan kicks in, all the better for more air being sucked into eng compartment. Ironically this keeps tranny temps down and avoids shifting. Make sure you are running full synthetic for all oils as well.

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