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Tranny Temperature

04-20-2002, 06:10 PM

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cwsoules

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Tranny Temperature

In rolling terain when towing at 60 mph in OD my tranny runs at about 170 F. In town at low speeds after being on the road for some time it will come up to the low 200's.

My problem is backing. After just a few (less than ten minutes) I see it at 240 F. When backing into our current location in Gettysburg it got up to 260 F as I had to avoid trees and back up a steep grade. I even stopped for a few minutes and with the brake set and the tranny in neutral I tried to cool the tranny by spraying water out of a hose onto the tranny cooler. I was surprised that I did not see a drop in temperature within a few minutes (less than 5).

I have the Dodge tow package with the extra cooler that in installed as part of the package. Perhaps I need more. I do have an enlarged sump pan. Should I have sprayed the water on the pan?

How to you guys keep your tranny temp down?

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