New in FL

[purple_duckk]

Just picked up a new 5 ton last weekend. Gave it a 320 mile shake down getting it home with minimal issues. First up is replacing a couple broken gauges and a full fluid and filters change, then a little body work to stop some minor cancer.

What a great resource this forum is for newbies. I've already bookmarked at least 100 threads here! But if anyone can point me in the direction of a thread about adding a transmission oil cooler I'd certainly be interested.

 

[TomTime]

Nice looking truck! Welcome aboard.

 

[Mullaney]

Just picked up a new 5 ton last weekend. Gave it a 320 mile shake down getting it home with minimal issues. First up is replacing a couple broken gauges and a full fluid and filters change, then a little body work to stop some minor cancer.

What a great resource this forum is for newbies. I've already bookmarked at least 100 threads here! But if anyone can point me in the direction of a thread about adding a transmission oil cooler I'd certainly be interested.

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Welcome to the Outfit! Nice looking truck too!

That 320 Shakedown Cruise is enough to know that she is ready to go play for sure.
If you want to upgrade the transmission cooler, there is a thread for that by @simp5782

M923A1 Aluminum radiator install

I decided to go over to an aluminum radiator that had an intercooler and oil cooler attached to it. I removed the intercooler since i do not need it at this point. I used one square foot of aluminum. 1/2" plate. Cut it in half and welded it together. So it was 1 inch thick overall. The...

www.steelsoldiers.com

 

[purple_duckk]

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Welcome to the Outfit! Nice looking truck too!

That 320 Shakedown Cruise is enough to know that she is ready to go play for sure.
If you want to upgrade the transmission cooler, there is a thread for that by @simp5782

M923A1 Aluminum radiator install

I decided to go over to an aluminum radiator that had an intercooler and oil cooler attached to it. I removed the intercooler since i do not need it at this point. I used one square foot of aluminum. 1/2" plate. Cut it in half and welded it together. So it was 1 inch thick overall. The...

www.steelsoldiers.com

That's exactly what I'm looking for! Thanks so much! I've already saved a bunch of his threads.

 

[juanprado]

Welcome to the madness and hang on
Is your cooler leaking? These trucks already come with a stout cooler/heat exchanger. There is also a spin on t-filter easy to change under the hood in addition to the one in the pan.

 

[purple_duckk]

Welcome to the madness and hang on
Is your cooler leaking? These trucks already come with a stout cooler/heat exchanger. There is also a spin on t-filter easy to change under the hood in addition to the one in the pan.

Not leaking, but she heats up faster than I would expect when doing any stop and go or if someone even whispers "hill".

I did 300 miles of my 320 mile run with zero issues, running between 50-58 pretty much the whole way on state highways and the expressway but 20 miles from home I was experiencing a drop in speed and it was shifting into higher gears way too early. I was in 5th at 30mph.

This happened immediately after I got into Clermont, which is on the Central Florida Ridge and not only had stop and go traffic but has the only hills in Florida. I got to a truck stop and let it cool down for a couple hours and made it back the rest of the way just fine.

Part of the issue is the tranny temp gauge was broken out and I, of course, ordered one up. But the engine temp never got above 160 even climbing hills and through traffic, so my initial thought is the tranny oil cooler might not be working the best and if I'm going to change it, might as well change it to something better.

When I pulled over the torpedo tube tranny cooler was pretty hot so it didn't seem to be exchanging heat that well.

 

[18operator]

Welcome from Northern Ohio! Very nice looking truck. Sounds like you're getting very familiar with it. As it should be... Carry on.

 

[SCM35A2]

Welcome to the site, nice truck!

 

[juanprado]

not sure on what to advise as I have not had your issue. Others might chime in but maybe take off and bring to an old school radiator shop to make sure there is no blockage or internal damage?

 

[Russ Knight]

Welcome from Perry Florida! Nice truck!!!

 

[M35fan]

Welcome to the site, and congratulations on your new "tan iron"!

 

[twisted60]

Welcome from the east coast