Ford Powerstroke 99-03 7.3L Discussion of 99-03 7.3 Liter Ford Powerstroke Turbo Diesels

tranny temp gauge

  #1  
Old 05-20-2011, 09:52 PM
Bigred7.3's Avatar
Diesel Enthusiast
Thread Starter
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Davie, fl
Posts: 392
Received 3 Likes on 3 Posts
Default tranny temp gauge

im going to put a tranny temp gauge in my truck when i get it bac from the tranny shop, what are the temp levels i shuld get and what shuld the tranny temp b at and whats the max it can get to with out problems
 
  #2  
Old 05-21-2011, 01:10 AM
99stackedpowerstroke's Avatar
Diesel Wrench
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: southeast Iowa
Posts: 687
Received 16 Likes on 10 Posts
Default

on the highway mine runs anywhere from 130 to 1six0 anything below 17five is good and where you want it to be, are you putting a bigger trans cooler in your truck??
 
  #3  
Old 05-21-2011, 09:56 AM
CSIPSD's Avatar
Diesel Bomber
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Bend OR
Posts: 7,638
Received 638 Likes on 482 Posts
Default

Trannys should run 80-100 above ambient air temps...

So if its 100* out I would expect to see 180*-190* Tranny temps when pulling. Anything below 210* is fine, if you reach 220* then pull over, put the truck in N and let it idle to cool down. DO NOT turn it off, you need the fluid to run thru the trans to cool.

Over sized tranny pans do nothing, they are a great sales gimmick and thats about it. More fluid means more fluid to heat to proper operating temps, and more fluid to cool when it gets too hot.
 
  #4  
Old 05-21-2011, 03:04 PM
Bigred7.3's Avatar
Diesel Enthusiast
Thread Starter
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Davie, fl
Posts: 392
Received 3 Likes on 3 Posts
Default

alright cool thanks for the info
 
Related Topics
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
JDurks2
24 Valve 2nd Gen Dodge Cummins 98.5-02
16
06-07-2015 08:57 PM
doodieroot
Chevy/GMC 6.2L and 6.5L
2
05-10-2015 11:48 PM
wilki
5.9 Liter CR Dodge Cummins 03-07
1
02-12-2015 09:04 AM
99stackedpowerstroke
General Diesel Related
0
02-07-2015 10:58 AM
Ol' RED!
12 Valve 2nd Gen Dodge Cummins 94-98
2
12-11-2014 10:00 AM


Thread Tools
Search this Thread
Quick Reply: tranny temp gauge



All times are GMT -5. The time now is 11:57 PM.