On Sunday, May 25, 2014 5:36:22 PM UTC-4, Mr. Luddite wrote:
On 5/25/2014 3:17 PM, Poquito Loco wrote:

On Sun, 25 May 2014 15:04:31 -0400, "Mr. Luddite" wrote:



On 5/25/2014 8:25 AM, Poquito Loco wrote:

On Sat, 24 May 2014 18:13:59 -0400, "Mr. Luddite" wrote:



On 5/24/2014 4:03 PM, Poquito Loco wrote:

I'm thinking of putting one of these on the Silverado. Anyone had any experience with the concept of

increasing the oil supply to keep it cooler?



http://www.ebay.com/itm/PPE-Allison-Deep-Tranmission-Pan-Duramax-Allison-1000-2000-2400-Series-128051000/121345886743?_trksid=p2047675.c100011.m1850&_trkpa rms=aid%3D222008%26algo%3DSIC.MOTORS%26ao%3D1%26as c%3D22855%26meid%3D7132067336503725629%26pid%3D100 011%26prg%3D9833%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D10%26sd%3D121335 643997







Followup to my last ...



I assume your Silverado has a transmission fluid temp gauge as well as

an engine temp gauge. My Ford F-250 Super Duty does, I know. If I were

noticing higher than normal transmission temps while towing I'd be more

inclined to add an axillary transmission fluid cooler rather than just

increase the capacity of the transmission pan.



If I am not mistaken your truck has the Allison transmission. From what

I've heard, it is a superb transmission for towing ... probably the best

thing GM has going for it in their trucks. Unless it's getting hotter

than normal, I'd leave it alone. Just my humble opinion.





Here's an interesting and informative piece about Allison transmissions. I'll probably just leave

mine alone for a while. I've never seen the temp get much over 200.



http://dmaxstore.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=16_363&prod ucts_id=668&zenid=2euu9fpbqf4tmumt6ecj7kbu74







The Pace Arrow Class A motorhome we had for a while had an Allison

transmission. It was the only thing I liked about the whole rig.



Ford sorta copied some of the operating characteristics of the Allison

in the "TorqueShift" transmission used in the Super Duty Series. It

operates similarly to the Allison, including different gear ratios on

the downshifts than the upshifts.



One thing common to both that I assume you do ... always use the

"Tow/Haul" mode when towing. Otherwise, it *may* get hotter than normal.





That is on my checklist. This sits on my dash:



DEPARTURE



" TOW/HAUL MODE

" JACKS 'OFF'

" HITCH FORWARD

" HITCH LOCKED

" TRAILER BRAKE

" REGRIGERATOR GAS

" TAIL LIGHTS

" WALK AROUND

" GET WIFE



Except for the last, I've forgotten all of them at least once!







It has been awhile but I remember always doing another hitch check on

the 5th wheel we had. Manually engage the trailer brakes only and,

while holding them on, try to pull way with the truck. If the hitch

isn't engaged and locked properly, you'll find out in a hurry. This is

done before fully retracting the landing gear.

Its called a " Tug Test". We used to do it a lot while driving Transports, switching trailers frequently.