Trans. temp ?
October 30th, 2011, 4:34 PM
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Trans. temp ?
I have a 2004 6.0l 2500 4L80 trans and 4:10 gears. After about 350 mile trip pulling a utility trailer loaded maybe 2000-2500 #. the trans. temp gauge was reading about 200-220 degrees I got a message of Transmission Hot in the message center. Why, the trans temp reads hotter than that when I pull my 9000# boat. I checked the fluid and it was full and hot to the touch but not super burning hot. I am confused to say the least.
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October 31st, 2011, 9:59 AM
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There is a trans cooler. This truck has 134k miles and has never shown the trans. hot message. the trip home the temp gauge never got over 175. I'm not concerened about the 250 temp, as I have seen that seveeral times pulling my boat up hills and always goes down to about 200. the question is why the conflicting info. the trans temp gauge and the trans hot message werenot giving the same info. What gives?
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I understand about adding an aftermarket cooler. The real question is why am I getting conflicting info. I have pulled this trailer with approx. the same load on this same trip many times. Some withe the outside temp. much warmer with no trans. hot message. Why is the gauge reading in the low 200 degrees and the message says the trans. is hot. Do they both get their info. from the same sensor, or are there 2 sensors?
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November 1st, 2011, 7:37 PM
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[quote=namu mac;196435]I understand about adding an aftermarket cooler. The real question is why am I getting conflicting info. I have pulled this trailer with approx. the same load on this same trip many times.quote]
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November 1st, 2011, 8:49 PM
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Not true.. the thermostat in the engine maintains the engine temp at or about 195f... the coolant in the radiator is generally much cooler and is the "cold" reservoir for the engine when the thermostat opens and closes to maintain that temp...