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tow mode
Well I am going to jump in and add my 2 cents worth, well maybe one cent. First off I not only consider Rodeworthy my friend, but also a mentor. Having said that, I never hit the road unless my transmission is in tow-haul. We left Atlanta Ga on summer day with the temperature in the 80s and I forgot to engage tow-haul. I am not sure how far we had driven, but when I checked the transmission temperature it was between 240 and 250 degrees. I immediately engaged tow-haul and it slowly came back down to where it normally runs around 2l0. This has happened a second time, but not to that extreme, so now I always use tow-haul. Now I have never noticed that my truck is running more RPMs in tow-haul. My normal speed on the Interstate is 65 and my rpm guage is showing around l650. This is with a 2006 Chevy Duramax towing a 2006 36 foot MS. Towing in the winter during cold weather, it may be a different situation, however most of my towing is during the warmer weather.
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