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Originally Posted by Bama Hammer
Yeah, I reckon it's wrong to say power in that instance. It simply is the gearing causing problems. Both vehicles have the heavy duty oil cooler but no additional tranny cooler. Pulled over to rest when tranny hit 230.
Would love to change out the diff, but with it being a 4x4 would require the front end to be done as well. That puts a big price tag on a truck that's only worth about 10k.. So good reason to get a "new to me" truck!
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You can pick up the OEM additional tranny cooler for right around $100 I would guess, at least I think thats what I paid way back when. Comes with transmission lines and everything, but the lines will be hard lines. It is, without a doubt, a royal pita to fish a hard, pre-bent tranny line from the front to the back of the truck or vice versa. Even more fun is trying to connect them on the top of the tranny by feel, since you can't see up there.
Probably worth every penny of having it done at the dealer. Satisfying to do it yourself and save some $$ but I would plan on a weekend spent, or least a full day.
Will drop your tranny temps by about 25-30 degrees. I would have stopped around 230 myself, maybe earlier.