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4,200 lbs


750 lbs


1,200 lbs - sold

houses look a little small in San Jose. so what do they sell for nowadys? sq ft? just curious.. my home is on a 1/2 acre lot, 1825 sq ft. 3 bedrooms, 2.5 baths, 2 car garage, now worth 285-300k, 3 years ago 400k.

Thats our rig. Pulled it about a dozen times so far, in some pretty heavy winds too. Dry weight is 4500lbs, loaded should be closer to 5500lbs without water. Haven't actually weighed it yet.

Lots of flats around here in the Manitoba prairies, so I'm not sure how it would be in the hills. But I assume I would have to take my time, and damn the torpedoes on the fuel economy!

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@ Fossilfuleburner (awesome toys by the way!)

Not to go off on a tangent but I noticed that you have a Trans Temp Guage.

Have you done the radiator trans cooler bypass?

If you have what type of trans temps are you getting?
(and is the temp going up a lot when towing?)

@ disallow - that trailer makes the Pathfinder look small!

Ugliest caravan ever about 2000lbs, cost me about 250 USD, saved me a lot more than that on my 2008 holiday to Lofoten, Norway


We lived here for a week:
http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/ol ... directlink

And I found this lake:
http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/Wh ... directlink

Best vacation ever

averaged about 19MPG

1300# dwarf race truck on a 18' flatbed trailer.

@ wht06pf

I'd love to see some pics of the race truck.

This my boat. 24Ft Four Winns. Just under 5000 lbs loaded.. I also have a Small utility trailer for hauling stuff...

Here's my sexy trailer:

pawjr74 wrote: ...If you have what type of trans temps are you getting?
(and is the temp going up a lot when towing?)

paw,

Interesting question. I would like to know what Fossilfuel's answer is too. Honestly though, how much cooler can the trans fluid get from running thru the radiator cooler that is consistently running 200+ degrees F anyway?

Those are stunning pictures! What a cool place for a vacation Your Caravan may be a little ugly but it is a lot better than having no caravan at all !

sveintore wrote:Ugliest caravan ever about 2000lbs, cost me about 250 USD, saved me a lot more than that on my 2008 holiday to Lofoten, Norway


We lived here for a week:
http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/ol ... directlink

And I found this lake:
http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/Wh ... directlink

Best vacation ever

averaged about 19MPG

Have you done the radiator trans cooler bypass?

If you have what type of trans temps are you getting?
(and is the temp going up a lot when towing?)

I had my transmission temperature gauge installed four years ago. I just did the radiator bypass two weeks ago. Here’s what I noticed:

Transmission temps run lower when there isn’t a lot of demand put on the transmission. This consists of mostly highway and light city driving (less than 2 miles just to get on the freeway). This is the type of driving I do most often and temperatures are 140-150 now vs 160-165 before. This is in 70 degree outside air temperature.

Temperatures climb much faster than before in stop-and-go city traffic where there isn’t a lot of airflow across the auxiliary cooler. I definitely see higher temperatures here! Outside air temperatures have been in the mid-70’s where I live so I haven’t been able to test in 90-100 weather but judging by how fast temperatures rise now, I’m confident we’ll see temperatures above 180, which personally, I feel is unsafe. In the past 4 years, in non-towing situations, the only times I saw transmission temperatures above 180 was when I was looking for parking in San Francisco for 30 minutes while going up and down SF hills. And climbing mountains like the Sierra to Tahoe/Reno (8,000 ft) and the Grapevine (4,200 ft) to Los Angeles.

The aux cooler is inefficient at dissipating heat without airflow whereas the radiator cooler is not dependent on airflow (since it transfers its heat through circulating water). This is why I installed a 10” fan on the transmission cooler a week after I did the bypass. I estimate the fan generates the airflow equivalent of driving 50mph.

It was a no-brainer for me to install the fan because I always saw the highest transmission temperatures on city streets when towing (180 to 210). I needed to try to restore the slow speed cooling capacity I lost with the bypass. I can post pics of the fan if anyone is interested.

KEVSTER wrote:houses look a little small in San Jose. so what do they sell for nowadys? sq ft? just curious.. my home is on a 1/2 acre lot, 1825 sq ft. 3 bedrooms, 2.5 baths, 2 car garage, now worth 285-300k, 3 years ago 400k.

The houses you see there are approximately 1,700 sq, 3 bdrm, 2.5 bath worth $800,000 3 years ago... now worth $550,000.

Fossilfuleburner wrote:

Have you done the radiator trans cooler bypass?

If you have what type of trans temps are you getting?
(and is the temp going up a lot when towing?)

I had my transmission temperature gauge installed four years ago. I just did the radiator bypass two weeks ago. Here’s what I noticed:

Transmission temps run lower when there isn’t a lot of demand put on the transmission. This consists of mostly highway and light city driving (less than 2 miles just to get on the freeway). This is the type of driving I do most often and temperatures are 140-150 now vs 160-165 before. This is in 70 degree outside air temperature.

Temperatures climb much faster than before in stop-and-go city traffic where there isn’t a lot of airflow across the auxiliary cooler. I definitely see higher temperatures here! Outside air temperatures have been in the mid-70’s where I live so I haven’t been able to test in 90-100 weather but judging by how fast temperatures rise now, I’m confident we’ll see temperatures above 180, which personally, I feel is unsafe. In the past 4 years, in non-towing situations, the only times I saw transmission temperatures above 180 was when I was looking for parking in San Francisco for 30 minutes while going up and down SF hills. And climbing mountains like the Sierra to Tahoe/Reno (8,000 ft) and the Grapevine (4,200 ft) to Los Angeles.

The aux cooler is inefficient at dissipating heat without airflow whereas the radiator cooler is not dependent on airflow (since it transfers its heat through circulating water). This is why I installed a 10” fan on the transmission cooler a week after I did the bypass. I estimate the fan generates the airflow equivalent of driving 50mph.

It was a no-brainer for me to install the fan because I always saw the highest transmission temperatures on city streets when towing (180 to 210). I needed to try to restore the slow speed cooling capacity I lost with the bypass. I can post pics of the fan if anyone is interested.

Definitely interested in pics and the parts used for your trans cooler mod. Also interested in the trans temp gauge and any info you have on how its installed. IE where is it getting the temp signal from in the fluid circuit, how is it wired, etc...

Thanks!

What about the engine fan? Is it not pulling air through while the vehicle is sitting still? Same as it does for the radiator?