drsolo wrote:
2ND UPDATE:
First, I went to weigh just the RVan = 6100 lbs
Today I went to pick up the trailer and give it a try .... SUCCESS!!!!!
I could get it up to 60 mph, even higher going down slope a bit. But it wouldnt hold at 60 mph in cruise until I shifted out of overdrive D and into regular D and then it held very well even creeping up to 60 from 55 going uphill. I am still going to take the long and flat route to Florida.
So today the wind was coming right at me and when trucks passed me going 70 I could feel as they approached and passed, an eerie feeling like the way a snake oscillates side to side. I dont think the van/TT moved at all, just a feeling. Is this common?
Good for you. That's fantastic. The trans may run a little hotter in D but it's not going to hurt it. It's better than having the torque convert constantly engaging and disengaging OR lugging the engine. That wears the fiction material in the converter.
