OK, it's been in the shop for almost two weeks now, and I'm thinking of ways to avoid blowing the thing again when I get it back, hopefully soon.
For one thing, I just realized that I forgot to add that once or twice (like last year, not recently, so I don't think it contributed directly to the recent blowout), I accidentally set the 4x4 to 4L, and then tried to drive at 40-45 MPH (needless to say, the truck really didn't like doing that). It's amazing the transmission didn't blow THEN, and I feel kind of stupid, because it probably put lots of needless wear and tear on everything (fortunately the engine seems to be fine, so far).
I'm absolutely not going to do that on the new one, unless I stay below ~25 MPH.
Also, I've been reading about transmission coolers, and the fact that the radiator has one built in, which I didn't know. I'm pretty sure the shop is putting everything 100% stock, so I'm sure they'll be hooking the in-radiator cooler back up. However, I also requested an upgraded cooler. In combination with the stock in-radiator cooler (this is a new radiator with less than 2000 miles on it, so I highly doubt it's gonna leak any time soon), is that good enough? Should I add some sort of electric fan? Any other suggestions?? I don't want to blow anything again!
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For one thing, I just realized that I forgot to add that once or twice (like last year, not recently, so I don't think it contributed directly to the recent blowout), I accidentally set the 4x4 to 4L, and then tried to drive at 40-45 MPH (needless to say, the truck really didn't like doing that). It's amazing the transmission didn't blow THEN, and I feel kind of stupid, because it probably put lots of needless wear and tear on everything (fortunately the engine seems to be fine, so far).
I'm absolutely not going to do that on the new one, unless I stay below ~25 MPH.
Also, I've been reading about transmission coolers, and the fact that the radiator has one built in, which I didn't know. I'm pretty sure the shop is putting everything 100% stock, so I'm sure they'll be hooking the in-radiator cooler back up. However, I also requested an upgraded cooler. In combination with the stock in-radiator cooler (this is a new radiator with less than 2000 miles on it, so I highly doubt it's gonna leak any time soon), is that good enough? Should I add some sort of electric fan? Any other suggestions?? I don't want to blow anything again!
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