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mike-uswest
Explorer III
Mar 22, 2020

Truck overheating towing on long steep grades.

The other day I came out of Death Valley to Beatty which is long and steep, but not that bad, but the transmission temp got up to 230 for most of the trip. I stopped part of the way up and let it cool...
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Grit_dog
Navigator II
Mar 22, 2020
Even though the OP appears to have zero issues, his quest for more cooling and simple application, consider a deep pan with fins on it.
Otherwise I’m sure there are other better coolers, maybe. You have a truck that just pulled your trailer out of Death Valley with no issues. Because it already has good cooling. It a HD diesel.

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