11-22-2006, 11:00 AM
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Just a Herbicidal maniac.
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Re: 7000 mile trip with 3000 mile towing with Tundra and Outback
I have installed a tranny temp gauge with the sending unit in the tranny pan. I did a recent trip to Mt. Lassen in N. CA., (we take I-5 north - very flat for quite a ways) and I always tow with OD turned off. The tranny temp gauge indicated 165 degrees @ 58 mph. Just for grins, I turned off OD to see what would happen. Within several minutes the tranny temp started climbing. Once it hit 205 degrees, I turned off OD, within 10 minutes, the tranny temp was back to 165. So for me, with a 2001 Tundra, towing a 5,600 lb Outback down a perfectly flat freeway, towing with OD off is the way to go. 
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My daily driver - 2008 Vios 'S' sedan. Tinted windows in the rear, TRD anti-sway bar for the rear, 17" rims - Samurai SC02 Hyper Black. TRD lowering springs. Megan Racing header.
My favorite ride - a 2001 SR5 4x4. With - RCD 6" lift, JBA Titanium coated headers, JBA y-pipe, Unichip PnP, ARB rd-129 air locker (rear), Camburg UCA's, custom front Sway-A-Way coilovers, custom Sway-A-Way's with remote reservoirs and billet mounts for the hind-quarters, PolyPerformance limit straps with adjustable clevis's, Stubbs Welding rock sliders and custom front skid plate, 315/75/16 Toyo Open Country M/T's, on all 4 corners wrapped around 16x8 MB Motoring Blitz rims, cryo'd 4.88's set up by Inchworm Gear, Trenz billet grill upper, T-Rex billet grill lower, on board VI-AIR aircompressor and 3 gallon air tank, AutoMeter A-pillar pod with trans temp gauge (sending unit in the tranny pan), Long Tru-Cool LPD tranny cooler, 10" Flex-a-Lite tranny cooler fan w/thermostat, TRD billet oil filler cap, TRD air filter, TRD dual exhaust, and TRD add-a-leaf rear springs. Superlift TruSpeed Speedo Recalibrator. Warn Trans4mer system with a 9.5ti winch running Amsteel Blue winch line. Budbuilt traction bar. Staun tyre deflators. Spitz Lift portable crane. Marlin Crawler 1.5" wheel spacers. Our home away from home, 2004 Outback 26RS travel trailer with 15" MB Motoring Blitz rims to match the Tundra.
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