Okay. What do I do now?
Well, after a lot of debate and advice I decided to stay with my current TV and see how it would do. My TV: 2007 Silverado 1500, Quad Cab Short bed. Engine: 5.3 V8 Trans: 4 speed auto with o...
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jungleexplorer wrote:
I thinks it's okay to go. I think what happened yesterday was that I started off that 7 mile trip with some short starts and stops to adjust my new trailer brake controller. Starting and stopping seems to be what heats it up fast.
Yes, starting and stopping can heat it up real fast. From your post yesterday, I was going to say that if you had it in fourth and then dropped it to third and it started to spike, it may not have actually locked up the torque converter right away. At that point you would have seen the temps rising, you got concerned and stopped before it locked up.
I towed the trailer in my signature with a 05 1/2 ton Suburban with the 3.42 axle. I added a tranny temp gauge and one weekend when outside temps were >95F my tranny temps didn't exceed 210F. Even though you have the 3.23 axle, your trailer is smaller and I think you will find that your truck will do just fine for the most part.
