Geven, I'd like to have a transmission oil temp gauge on my F-150 pickup
with the factory transmission oil cooler. I haven't found a oil temperature
gauge in local auto stores. Any suggested sources? Also, I'm still fuzzy
about where I'd attach the sending unit. I assume it's an electrical
connection form the sender to the dial in the cab. I like your idea of a fan
to bring down the temp in those cases when I'm parking, going slow and the
transmission hasn't locked up.
Thanks,
Jim Greene
----- Original Message -----
From: "streamin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Multiple recipients of VACList" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Sunday, May 06, 2001 12:01
Subject: [VAC] Re: Transmission Oil Temp and Use of OD
> 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
> > http://users.penn.com/~mweimer/weimer.html
> >
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