1998 sierra capacity question
Hi, Newby here. We have been RVing for 6yrs now, both with travel trailers and mh. Now going back to travel trailer( not aquired yet) But I do have some questions regarding the Trailer Life towing...
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guys427 wrote:
Thank you to all, this is a lot of great info.
So in the end the tow vehicule is equiped with the Z82 towing option(thereis a cooler of some kind there) with a GT4 rear end(3.73:1 ?)Factory hitch.
The reason for wanting to be on the safe side of things, even towing a relatively small TT, is that we usaully go lond distances(2013 netted a 41 day 11500km raod trip that lead us from Montreal to
San Diago via Nashvill and the Louisanna gulf coast.
Some hairry monents through the rockies(I10) and I40 on the way back.
Just want 2 be safe this time to Northern California.
I do plan on: trans temp gauge- remote trans filter( spinn on ) synthetic oil.Frequent engine oil changes(2000-3000mi.)
Just wondering if the engine oil cooler is overkill?
More info please
Tranny gauge is fine, trans remote filter is way, way over kill. Synthetic oil is fine but dino is also fine. Oil changes is off the chart over kill. Engine oil cooler is over kill too.
Sometimes doing things that you think is good can cause unintended consequences. The engine oil cooler for instance. An oil cooler in front of the cooling stack adds to the thermal load which "can" cause heating problems for the engine.
Make sure you have a good tranny cooler. Make sure the cooling stack is clean. Make sure all the fluids are fresh and call it a day and go on vacation.
Have fun!
