So I've already replied in the Oil cooler thread about my transmission temps, but I've decided it needs it's own thread for a few reasons.
1. This is a brand new truck, with 5200 miles on it.
2. If any of the tunes or supporting mods are affecting the trans this much, people should know.
3. Whatever fix I come up with will hopefully help people that run into the same problem.
So todays conditions were 82 degrees ambient, driving in town stop and go. No trailer, no hot rodding, just normal driving, albeit maybe a little spirited, but nothing crazy.
As you can see here, truck says it's 82 out.
And here you can see that even though the analog says trans temps are mid range, I'm looking at 234 on the digital readout.
I've yet to hear of this with anyone else, especially on a new truck. Maybe it's just the reduction in clutch packs with the added power really heats up the transmission, or maybe the trans temp tolerances are much higher than I thought judging by the analog readout. Either way, I'm not comfortable with almost hitting 240 degree temps just tooling around town. I have a move coming up and will be towing a measly 8000lbs, but still, if she gets this hot without any load... Lets just say the pucker factor is high.
I'm toying with a B&D extruded cooler kit for it, anyone run this kit? Not sure if I need the Double Stack they make. Any thoughts would be welcome!
1. This is a brand new truck, with 5200 miles on it.
2. If any of the tunes or supporting mods are affecting the trans this much, people should know.
3. Whatever fix I come up with will hopefully help people that run into the same problem.
So todays conditions were 82 degrees ambient, driving in town stop and go. No trailer, no hot rodding, just normal driving, albeit maybe a little spirited, but nothing crazy.
As you can see here, truck says it's 82 out.
And here you can see that even though the analog says trans temps are mid range, I'm looking at 234 on the digital readout.
I've yet to hear of this with anyone else, especially on a new truck. Maybe it's just the reduction in clutch packs with the added power really heats up the transmission, or maybe the trans temp tolerances are much higher than I thought judging by the analog readout. Either way, I'm not comfortable with almost hitting 240 degree temps just tooling around town. I have a move coming up and will be towing a measly 8000lbs, but still, if she gets this hot without any load... Lets just say the pucker factor is high.
I'm toying with a B&D extruded cooler kit for it, anyone run this kit? Not sure if I need the Double Stack they make. Any thoughts would be welcome!