Transmission temerature question?

[Leroy Eckert]

Tom:
My trans temp runs at 170 most of the time. I have a retarder temp gauge and it
runs 230 normal. While using the retarder the trans temp can get reach 200 and
the retarder to 260 or more. It always retreats to the original temps.
I am trying to understand why it would hold steady at 170 for miles and never
return to that point. If it always ran hotter or had creeping heat one could
suspect the trans cooler or possibly a restricted water flow to the cooler,
but....it stays cool initially. What is your water temperature doing?
Leroy Eckert
1990 WB-40"Smoke N Mirrors"
Niceville, FL
Royale Conversion
----- Original Message -----
From: thomas_sorrentino
To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Wednesday, October 03, 2007 7:44 PM
Subject: [WanderlodgeForum] Transmission temerature question?


I'm not sure if I'm making more of an issue of this or not. I have a
separate trans. temp. gauge. When I start out and everything is warmed
up it's at a steady 170. When I get off the highway and start sitting
at traffic lights it goes up to around 220-230. Once I get moving again
it will go down to 200, but not back to 170. I checked the trans. pan
with the infrared and the gauge seems to be accurate. I changed the
trans. fluid and filter. Trans. sample came back ok. Removed the grill
over radiator and cleaned the outside the best I could. All other temp.
are normal. This may have always been like this and I just noticed it,
I don't know. Does anybody else experience anything like this? Is it a
sign something is not right?

Tom Sorrentino
1987 PT38 8V92
Bedford Hills, NY





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