coxfmly
07-21-2012, 11:17
Hello,
I’m planning a summer road trip and need to have my transmission serviced. I’m thinking about going with synthetic but I’m not sure if it’s worth the cost or might be an issue with an older high mile transmission. Also, some shops drop the pan and others tap into the cooler lines to change all of the fluid from the torque converter, which is best? Should I adjust the trans in any way to help when towing?
While towing my trailer (5500 lbs) on flat roads should I be concerned with running in overdrive? In drive I can pull most hills at 10 psi without a concern. I notice that on flat roads the truck likes to run between 63-68 mph. At lower speed (mid 50’s) it starts to bog down and the egts rise. When I slow down, I downshift to keep things happy until I can speed up a bit. My 94 currently has 219K miles.
Thanks…
I’m planning a summer road trip and need to have my transmission serviced. I’m thinking about going with synthetic but I’m not sure if it’s worth the cost or might be an issue with an older high mile transmission. Also, some shops drop the pan and others tap into the cooler lines to change all of the fluid from the torque converter, which is best? Should I adjust the trans in any way to help when towing?
While towing my trailer (5500 lbs) on flat roads should I be concerned with running in overdrive? In drive I can pull most hills at 10 psi without a concern. I notice that on flat roads the truck likes to run between 63-68 mph. At lower speed (mid 50’s) it starts to bog down and the egts rise. When I slow down, I downshift to keep things happy until I can speed up a bit. My 94 currently has 219K miles.
Thanks…