Lost the Transmission Today - WED 10/2 Update
*Update at end of thread* Well at 144K miles it finally gave up. Had a great drive today down to Western KY for some camping. Campsite was challenging to say the least...trees on both sides of th...
Forum Discussion
wnjj wrote:down home wrote:
When designing the drive trins for towing they do it sell it with the most profit.
They don't thin of things like heat build up from slow backing with a heavy, or even light load on them.
Logical solution is an additional cooler with thermostat and effective FAN(s) that kicks in before it gets hot. They make them.
Additional fluid capacity also very good for the life of tranny as is better filtration. Notice that most auto trannys now, all they do is flush? Get an extra capacity pan too and an external smaller micron filter. It might cost you three, four hundred or so but it would give peace of mind and a longer life of the tranny.
A longer life for this tranny means nearly 300,000 miles on the truck. I don't think that would be a priority for me on a replacement.
My truck has currently 152K on original tranny and motor it is not unrealistic to expect 300K out of the Duramax. I would hope my Allison is good for at least 150K as well. 2x 150K= 300K
There is nothing wrong with building things to last vs. built in obsolescence.
