Towing revisited OD okay?

[Jeff]

Mike, Dave, Eric.  Thank you all very much...

I was going to have the tranny flushed & changed yesterday, but waited figuring if I ended up doing a shift kit or something that I would do it then.

I guess I'll stick to what I've got.  Yes, I'm going to put on an additional trans cooler outside of the OEM one.  I'm also going to pick up a tach & trans temp guage so I know where I'm at with it...

This thing is great though... Big, noisy, stinky, rides like a lumber wagon...   ;D

See you at the track (not on the side of the road  :o)

[Eric Kelcher]

Mike you said what I was trying to say better IE the TC does not itself wear by having a high stall speed it just allows fluid slippage which is where the heat comes from (fluid shear) and that heat causes the problems in other areas like the planeatey gear you mentioned ( I do't know what fails with high heat just know heat=bad)

FYI when a transmission is rebuilt for a diesel stall speeds as low as 1000 rpm are commonly used

[Jeff]

So, any trans temp gauges and/or Tachometers which are decent to use?  (or ones to stay away from?)

[Super Dave]

Well, tach on a diesel...

Remember, there is no ignition pick up...

My bus has something called AIC...Automatic Idle Control...it has a tach and I can set the bus to regulate the voltage automatically...to keep batteries charged while running an inverter, AC, etc.

Not something that you can get really...it's a Ford OEM item.

There's a diesel place down in Franklin or something that does diesel stuff...call them.

Sometimes Trans Temp sending units need to be put in when you have the lower pan off, so before you do the trans oil change...find out.

I know that my bus came with a deeper pan stock.  Helps cool the trans too.  I know that on E4OD Ford trans, that you can over fill the trans by two quarts to improve cooling with no problems...you just re cut the dipstick to keep it consistent.

You ever find and torque specs for the 6.2?  Can't be much.  I'm pushing 500 with my bus...

[Eric Kelcher]

I used Auto-Meter Pro Comp gauges for tranny.THe best place for sending unit is in the fluid out line from tranny, it will tell you instantly that tranny is heating up, some lines have a fitting in place for this (OEM overheat light or other computer related use) if there is not a fitting then in the pan is next option if a fitting equipped line is not available. Difference in temps is about 40-50 degrees; in line 210-220 max temps, in pan 170-180 max temps. There are charts on et telling life expentaqncy of fluid vs temps reached.  I use Amsoil syn fluid it runs cooler and can handle more heat before breaking down.