Howdy
This is my first post to the forums. I just purchased a '02 250 SD CC with the 7.3. I had a '94 Chevy with the 6.5 TD that was a little shy on power pulling the 5er - especially into a headwind. The 5th wheel is a 24.5' weighing in around 4000 lbs.
Since I haven't towed with the PS yet I was wondering how the T/C unlocking/locking would be in the mix. Everyone has stated it was ok to tow in OD as long as the trany wasn't hunting between 3-OD but what about the TC? My Chevy would unlock the T/C at the drop of a hat (sometimes even just because a bug hit the windshield) but I don't know if the PS will do the same thing. I've ordered the exhaust brake with a manual T/C lockup so I will be able to keep it locked in. Most of the people I've talked to tell me the stroker won't even know that trailer is behind it. The T/C locking/unlocking was causing my Chevy trany to really heat up (up to 220) even if I kept it in 3rd.
A little off the topic but I have to tell someone ... the truck does have a chip in it but lord knows what it is but it has power out the ying-yang. No writing of any kind on the chip. I just got back from it's first solo road trip with it traveling 518km using 69 liters of fuel. That works out to 21.5 mpg (CDN gallon) and I was traveling between 115 and 125 kph. I was tucked in behind semi's over 1/2 the time (at a safe distance of course) because I had a 60kph headwind going (wind died down on the return trip). I am ecstatic over that kind of mileage with a 8000lb truck! In case your wondering I'm Canadian eh!
Bryan
This is my first post to the forums. I just purchased a '02 250 SD CC with the 7.3. I had a '94 Chevy with the 6.5 TD that was a little shy on power pulling the 5er - especially into a headwind. The 5th wheel is a 24.5' weighing in around 4000 lbs.
Since I haven't towed with the PS yet I was wondering how the T/C unlocking/locking would be in the mix. Everyone has stated it was ok to tow in OD as long as the trany wasn't hunting between 3-OD but what about the TC? My Chevy would unlock the T/C at the drop of a hat (sometimes even just because a bug hit the windshield) but I don't know if the PS will do the same thing. I've ordered the exhaust brake with a manual T/C lockup so I will be able to keep it locked in. Most of the people I've talked to tell me the stroker won't even know that trailer is behind it. The T/C locking/unlocking was causing my Chevy trany to really heat up (up to 220) even if I kept it in 3rd.
A little off the topic but I have to tell someone ... the truck does have a chip in it but lord knows what it is but it has power out the ying-yang. No writing of any kind on the chip. I just got back from it's first solo road trip with it traveling 518km using 69 liters of fuel. That works out to 21.5 mpg (CDN gallon) and I was traveling between 115 and 125 kph. I was tucked in behind semi's over 1/2 the time (at a safe distance of course) because I had a 60kph headwind going (wind died down on the return trip). I am ecstatic over that kind of mileage with a 8000lb truck! In case your wondering I'm Canadian eh!
Bryan