6.0/3.73/6speed in mountains pulling 8000 lbs
I have 2013 suburban 2500 pulling my new Creekside 27 bh which is 8,000 loaded. First trip with this combo over Stevens pass hwy 2 in Washington state. Once the serious climbing started I was 2nd gea...
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I would also check your coolers, I was having problems with my LBZ cooling and finally the dealer pulled the the radiator out along with the intercooler and tranny cooler. I had a ton of debris caught between the stacks. Took it out last weekend pulling hard over some good sized passes and it ran just as it should. Totally fixed the problem.
When your towing up grades like that don't draft big rigs as someone suggested. It cut cuts your airflow to your radiator and will cause you to run hotter than you need to. It saves having to cut the wind yourself but you need the airflow over the radiator and tranny cooler.
I personally have never seen tranny temps that high and I pull almost twice as much weight over 7500 foot passes regularly. 210 is the highest I can recall seeing. I would consider switching to Amsoil tranny fluid (or some other high quality synthetic) or make sure you service your tranny under the sever service recommendations.
When your towing up grades like that don't draft big rigs as someone suggested. It cut cuts your airflow to your radiator and will cause you to run hotter than you need to. It saves having to cut the wind yourself but you need the airflow over the radiator and tranny cooler.
I personally have never seen tranny temps that high and I pull almost twice as much weight over 7500 foot passes regularly. 210 is the highest I can recall seeing. I would consider switching to Amsoil tranny fluid (or some other high quality synthetic) or make sure you service your tranny under the sever service recommendations.
