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Mr. Luddite

On 5/27/2014 2:19 PM, wrote:
On Sunday, May 25, 2014 3:04:31 PM UTC-4, 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.

I'm having a little trouble with "different gear ratios" going down verses going up. There's only one collection of planetary gear sets in an automatic. The ratios don't change.

I think I screwed that up. It's not different gear ratios, but rather
different shift pressures (when using the tow/haul mode). For example,
like the Allison, the Ford Torqshift will sense when going downhill and
automatically downshift to apply engine braking on gas engines, saving
wear on the brakes. Doesn't apply to diesels, since a diesel has no
engine braking.