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:
Not sure what caused the extreme heat up yesterday, but I did not make it too 200 degrees today over 150 miles from with a 1300 foot climb in elevation. The trans temp made it to 199 degrees for a short time while climbing the steepest hill on the trip with outside temp at 103. It ran about 188 the whole way except for when I was pulling steeper inclines.
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.
Continuous air flow over the cooler will definitely help the temperatures remain low. The start & stop is terrible for temperatures.
