I dont often get caught in heavy traffic while towing heavy.
Today I was stuck in bumper to bumper traffic, for about 20 minutes.
In 20 minutes I moved about 100yds.
Ambient temps around 75* and sunny.
I was towing a triple axle trailer (about 2000lbs unloaded) with an 8000lbs boat, with an unknown amount of fuel in the boat (possibility of 150gals = 1000lbs roughly).
It felt a little heavy, but nothing crazy.
Temps creeped up past my normal towing range of 165-175*.
Highest I saw was 200* flat.
Once I cleared the traffic I drove for another 4-5 miles at 30-40mph.
Temps dropped to 190* on the ride.
I unloaded the boat after the ride, let the truck cool down for about 5-10min.
All the way back to the shop with an empty trailer, the temp never went above 172*.
Is 200* too hot?
Ive never seen this temp before.
It came down pretty quickly.
Trans was serviced/flushed last summer and all the filters were changed.
Fluid level is good, no smell or bad color currently.
A built trans is on my list, just not this winter.
Hoping its not my clutches or TC starting to fail causing the extra heat.
Today I was stuck in bumper to bumper traffic, for about 20 minutes.
In 20 minutes I moved about 100yds.
Ambient temps around 75* and sunny.
I was towing a triple axle trailer (about 2000lbs unloaded) with an 8000lbs boat, with an unknown amount of fuel in the boat (possibility of 150gals = 1000lbs roughly).
It felt a little heavy, but nothing crazy.
Temps creeped up past my normal towing range of 165-175*.
Highest I saw was 200* flat.
Once I cleared the traffic I drove for another 4-5 miles at 30-40mph.
Temps dropped to 190* on the ride.
I unloaded the boat after the ride, let the truck cool down for about 5-10min.
All the way back to the shop with an empty trailer, the temp never went above 172*.
Is 200* too hot?
Ive never seen this temp before.
It came down pretty quickly.
Trans was serviced/flushed last summer and all the filters were changed.
Fluid level is good, no smell or bad color currently.
A built trans is on my list, just not this winter.
Hoping its not my clutches or TC starting to fail causing the extra heat.