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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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twodownzero
Explorer
Jan 07, 2020
It sounds to me like you were in overdrive and the converter was unlocking. Tow/haul mode and downshifting are in your future. There's no set of circumstances where it should ever get as hot as it did.

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