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Re: Old Coleman AC
Kpackpackkelley wrote: I don’t know enough to make a decision. Don’t want to spend the money on capacitors and it is the compressor going out thanks. I had a clamp on meter on it and sometimes it would go up to 41 amps and kick the breaker. But other times I cut it on it would act normal and run right. 41 amps is too high on a 15 amp circuit breaker. It could be capacitor or compressor. Could be a loose spade connector on the cap or compressor. You have to take a look at it anyway so you can get the capacitor specs so do a visual on the cap, wires and spade connectors.445Views0likes0CommentsRe: AC power problem
wnjj wrote: If main doesn’t trip, turn on the branch circuit breakers one at a time to see which one causes the issue. ^^^ this. At the RV, turn off main and branch circuit breakers. Hook up shore power. Turn on main breaker. Turn on one branch circuit breaker at a time to see which one causes the house breaker to trip.343Views0likes0CommentsRe: 2021 Suburban. How Much Trailer?
falconbrother wrote: I'm towing with my old 2000 model Suburban, 7200 weight rated. My trailer is just under 5800 dry. I don't usually have very much in the tanks. It's me, DW and pugs. I added Sumo Supersprings to the rear suspension. It tows just fine. The older 5.3 is a bit sluggish at lower RPMs, which is fine for me. I think if you're towing 5000 with a 2021 Burb with the tow package you'll have no issues at all. Just get the hitch set up right. My one tip. Don't let the transmission hunt for gears. The 5.3 likes RPMs and the transmission gets hot when it's hunting, like pulling up a mountain. Other than that. The Suburban tows great. We have had this set up since Jan 2017. We have been up the mountains, back roads, interstates, etc.. It does fine. You'll have no problems with what you're talking about. +1. I still have my 2001 Suburban with 285k miles. It has the 3.73 rear end and tru cool 40k trans cooler. The cooler kept the transmission fluid cool. It pulls my 5500 lb loaded camper with no issues. But I have to put air springs in the rear coil springs to level it.832Views0likes0CommentsRe: 2021 Suburban. How Much Trailer?
I have a 2018 Suburban Z71. I use it to tow my 4500 lb dry weight 18-foot travel trailer for me and the wife only. All kids grown. 8 pass: 1,540lbs. (bench middle and rear seats) GVWR: 7500 lb GAWR FRT: 3600 lb GAWR RR: 4200 lbs Plenty of power but transmission temps go up to 210F highway and slight inclines. Had to modify the transmission thermal bypass valve to low temp and now my trans fluid stays around 175-180F.834Views0likes0CommentsRe: Can a brake controller get weaker over time?
Electronic components will change values overtime, printed circuit boards fail due to mechanical stresses, vibrations, etc, solder joints weaken too. If the output is getting low, the gain adjustment will take care of that. If you have a variable power supply of 0-12VDC, you can apply that to the trailer plug brake pin to check if the electric brakes engage proportionally while the wheel is off the ground.727Views0likes0CommentsRe: 2017 Chevy as tow vehicle
ktosv wrote: I am not towing a large travel trailer but I would take my 3.08 equipped grocery getter over the towing 3.42’s any day unless I was going to be towing at the limits. On a recent non towing trip on two lane roads at 60mph I was pushing 29mpg. Memorial Day weekend with eight of us and a roof top carrier I was getting over 22mpg on the highway. I never saw those numbers with my 3.42 equipped Yukon XL. The Suburban also gets 2mpg better towing than the Yukon XL did. I also have a 2018 Suburban Z71 (4WD) with the 3.42 diffs that gets about 22 mpg on long trips. When towing my 4500 lb travel trailer, i get about 12 mpg with the 6 speed tranny set to manual 5th so it stays on V8 all the time. I don't use the tow/haul on drive because it still shifts to 4 cylinder which is not good when towing.479Views0likes0CommentsRe: 2017 Chevy as tow vehicle
I have a 2001 Suburban 1500, 5.3L 2WD, 3.73 rear end with 280k miles. I tow a 18 ft, 4500 lb travel trailer 30% of the time. Still shifts very smooth. It's all about maintenance. Rear end gear oil change every 50k miles. Synthetic 75W/90 Transmission fluid/filter change every 50k miles. Synthethic ATF. Oil changes every 5k miles. Mobil 1 synthetic 5W/30479Views0likes0Comments
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