Towing, stock auto. transmission

Towing, stock auto. transmission

10-06-2003, 12:59 PM

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LGarcia

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Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Layton UT. Posts: 8

Towing, stock auto. transmission

I finally towed with my guages installed and was shocked! The tranny temp guage redlined even though I kept the EGT at 1200 or under, and my 5th wheel is pretty light (7,000 empty, appx 8k with the load I had). The engine temp nearly maxed as well, and I was only doing 10-15 mph.

I was on the grade between Manilla UT and Dutch John (Flaming Gorge) and by the time the temps peaked, I was past the pull-overs, so I had to keep moving. Granted, that's a steep grade, but I thought my rig would fare better.

I'm not sure what to do, would a mild EZ help (more power), or do I have to improve transmission cooling somehow (without warranty issues)?

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