I alleviated the problem of the transmission heating up while parking in a
campsite by putting an electric fan in front of the cooler with a manual
switch. Whenever it started getting hot, mainly when parking or moving
slowly, I would flip the switch and you could literally see the temperature
drop on the gauge!
Geven
'67 Caravel
'93 B190
----- Original Message -----
From: Weimers <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: Multiple recipients of VACList <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, April 23, 2001 12:14 PM
Subject: [VAC] Re: Transmission Oil Temp and Use of OD
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jim Dunmyer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
> > It makes sense to me that driving habits will affect transmission life
> > also. A lead foot while accellerating, especially with a heavy load or
> > trailer puts a helluva strain on things during shifting.
>
> I've noticed that my transmission runs cooler if I blast up a hill than if
I
> baby it. If it's in second gear blast ing up a hill the fluids must move
> faster and cool off better than if it's easing up the hill in third gear.
> Most of my overheating problems occurred when I was going pretty slow.
>
> With all the problems I talked up with the overheating, I have never had
my
> transmission fail. These are Chrysler 727 Torqueflites (three speed) I am
> using. I've never used a truck either. They've taken an awful beating and
> still keep going. Even after the fluid dumped out of them all over the
road
> (when they overheated), I just filled them back up and kept going. They
> wouldn't leak when they were cool. It cost me $350 to have it rebuilt at
> 100,000 miles.
>
> MARC WEIMER
> Punxsutawney, PA - Home of the Groundhog
> #15767
> 1963 Globe Trotter
> 1971 Globe Trotter
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