40 mph uphill? Other Armada or Titan TVs?
I’ve been trolling this site for a year. There’s so much info I that haven’t needed to ask a question until now! Tv: 2006 Armada LE 5.6L DOHC V8 with factory tow package. Tow rating 9000lbs. 305...
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Keith and Lu wrote:PUCampin wrote:
There have been a lot of great posts but I would like to add a little more.
Something I caught in your first post is you bypassed the transmission cooling loop in the radiator when you installed the aux cooler. This is a bad idea. ...
In the case of Nissan trucks, it is a common practice. The radiators up to about 2010 have a possible internal flaw where the seal between the rad fluid and the trans fluid breaks, mixing them, destroying the transmission.
My Pathfinder came with a factory installed external transmission cooler. So I had no qualms doing the same.
Exactly. Thank you. I was going to say that but you beat me to it.
The breakdown tends to occur after about 100K miles of heat/cold cycles.
Also, it's said that the main purpose of the in-radiator xmission cooler is actually to WARM UP the xmission to operating conditions in cold climates. Something I don't worry about in Phoenix. The xmission still has it's separate factory main cooler in front of the radiator. I just added another. Much cheaper and WAY easier than replacing the main radiator itself! :)
I've tested it towing up to 7000ft and it works great.
Anyway, astute observation of my post PUcampin, but like Keith & I explained...
