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I have a 2016 Coachmen Apex and several of the leds in the blue strip lights on the outside front are not working. I thought it would be easy to find a Youtube video of someone replacing them, but no luck. Has anyone ever replaced them and how did you go about it?1.5KViews0likes4CommentsRe: Engine temperature while towing
It does have a transmission temperature gauge and if i remember correctly, it was around 200 which didn't seem too bad. I have thought about a bigger transmission cooler and will be keeping an eye on that gauge too. What cooler did you get for your transmission?634Views0likes0CommentsRe: Engine temperature while towing
Yeah, I'm not using the 318 anymore. I'm running a GMC Sierra 2006 1500HD with the crew cab 4x4 with the 6.0 in it which is pretty much the same size as the 360. That 318 was a strong motor! I'd run that thing hard and it never missed a beat. I did run into a case here about 2 years ago though where I got stopped on a hill and it couldn't go any further. It was just too much for it so I gave up on it and changed to 4 wheel low and towed it up the rest of the way in low range. It got me up the hill, but I was the slow man on the hill running the warning flashers. That made me think I either need to be more careful of the route I choose or get a different truck.552Views0likes0CommentsRe: Engine temperature while towing
The thermostat is working correctly because with normal driving it's just under 200 which would be right for a 195 degree thermostat. On the return trip I stuck to 60-65 up the opposite side of the mountain and the truck pretty much acted the same. I did have plenty of RPMs with the truck running about 4200 RPMs so there was plenty of fan and water pump speed. I'll pay more attention to see if I notice a fan kick on around 230 degrees on the next mountain I pull. Is there any way to know if it has one? Is there an RPO code for it or would it come with all towing packages from the factory?549Views0likes0CommentsEngine temperature while towing
I guess I'm old school, but I had always been taught that if the temperature gauge moves up towards hot, you pull off and let it cool down. I'm pulling a 32' Keystone Cougar X-Lite that is 6700 lbs empty so around 7500 lbs loaded in Pa. I had been pulling with a 98 Dodge Ram quad cab with a 318 and 3.73 gears and it was a all it could do. The maximum towing on it was 7800 lbs. I just got a 2006 Sierra 1500HD with the 6.0 engine in it and 3.73 gears. Pulling up a mountain at 65-70 mph in central Pa about two weeks ago, I noticed that the temperature gauge started at normal operating at just under the 200 degree mark; 260 is red hot on the gauge. The temperature went up to around 225 -230 and I didn't expect it to move much. I'm a bit worried because later this year we will be towing up the I76 turnpike towards Pittsburgh where the tunnel is. With my old truck I had to pull over and let it cool about 2/3 of the way up the hill (or did I?). I got the 1500HD to make sure I'd be able to tow the camper where I wanted to tow it, but now I'm afraid it might get too hot going up the mountain especially if it's hot outside. I have a buddy who has a 2002 Silverado 2500HD with a 496 big block (8 litre) in it (only 40,000 miles and immaculate yet). He tows a 8400 lb camper that is about 9500 lbs loaded. He said that even with that truck it heats up on mountains, but has never once over-heated. He says it will go all the way up to red on big mountains, but doesn't ever overheat so he was saying not to worry about it because it can handle it. I'm a bit worried about letting the gauge go that high to see if it can do it and not overheat. What are the experiences of those here? Is it normal to expect the gauge to go up near red and should I not worry about it? My tendency is to let it get up to maybe 240 and then pull off and let it cool down. I know turning off A/C and even turning on the heater can help so I'll turn off the A/C as a first step. Thoughts?22KViews0likes42Comments
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