Safe HP for the G360

[PToombs]

I ran regular 15-40 for several years until I did my rebuild. I broke it in with 15-40 then swapped to 50w synthetic.

[ellis93]

I ran regular 15-40 for several years until I did my rebuild. I broke it in with 15-40 then swapped to 50w synthetic.

I've thought about switching to this,how's it make the trans shift?

[PToombs]

Not too bad. I've had problems with my trans since I rebuilt it, and none is from the oil. It's mostly a combination of mechanic and operator error.

[D-dog357]

I'm sure most of you know this but just to make sure the newbies get it.

Back when I was selling these things new the number one problem was -

Folks that where use to driving a gasser would down shift hard into 3rd gear on a hill and grenade them - literally !! We were told to sell ONLY A/T's to people that wanted to tow. Even told that towing would void warranty as too many 5spd's where being destroyed. I'm sure there were many law suits over this.

[ellis93]

Not too bad. I've had problems with my trans since I rebuilt it, and none is from the oil. It's mostly a combination of mechanic and operator error.

Oh....

[Tacoclaw]

Not too bad. I've had problems with my trans since I rebuilt it, and none is from the oil. It's mostly a combination of mechanic and operator error.

Oh....

Meh, at least they're not the same guy.

[ellis93]

Not too bad. I've had problems with my trans since I rebuilt it, and none is from the oil. It's mostly a combination of mechanic and operator error.

Oh....

Meh, at least they're not the same guy.

Are you telling us Pete is bi-polar

[Tacoclaw]

Is that when he spends half his time in the closet?


Then yes.

[PToombs]

No no no, not bi-polar, bi-sexual! That's why I stay in the closet.

As for the mechanic and operator, there's also the window washer, the fuel guy, parking attendant, his sister, and the copilot.
I get really bad headaches when 3 or 4 of them want to drive all at once.

[ihredneck]

I'm sure most of you know this but just to make sure the newbies get it.

Back when I was selling these things new the number one problem was -

Folks that where use to driving a gasser would down shift hard into 3rd gear on a hill and grenade them - literally !! We were told to sell ONLY A/T's to people that wanted to tow. Even told that towing would void warranty as too many 5spd's where being destroyed. I'm sure there were many law suits over this.

I find this quite interesting! If you're gonna tow...buy a stock auto?! lol, maybe selling a "built" auto should have come factory

[D-dog357]

I know, it sounds funny to me too but that was the factory's recommendation. When you get all that torque dumped on 3rd gear pulling a load, rags can blow out the whole side of the trany. Saw a couple on the rack with a grapefruit size hole in 'em
I guess they thought it better to have you heat up a slop box and make it home. Then they could claim you abused it, rather then have someone blow a rag up on the Highway for all to see. It's all just marketing.

It's simple really - some people use to driving a gasser down shift hard to keep momentum up as they're use to using HP to keep moving. The the Cummins on the other hand, has has a ton of low-end torque. You down shift them right in to it their max torque range. Do that hard like many people do in a gasser and BOOM no more trany !

City folks with their new toy-hauler or 5th wheel that wanted a "real truck" to haul them with were clueless.

[Mark Nixon]

Honestly, until I saw this "downshift blowout" comment in the THIS thread, I had NEVER heard of such a thing.
I've driven the Getrag that way myself, on many occasions (Try NOT doing it on a downhill mountain grade, won't happen) and never experienced a catastrophic failure of the case like has been described.

Mark.

[PToombs]

Mark, after reading his last post I think people were going uphill and downshifting to keep moving. I thought downhill at 1st like you did until I read that last post.

[Mark Nixon]

Mark, after reading his last post I think people were going uphill and downshifting to keep moving. I thought downhill at 1st like you did until I read that last post.

You don't think I have done it BOTH ways?
Considering I've been in the Rockies numerous times, I should have blown the side clear out of one by now.
I'm not ginger with my junk, it breaks for a reason.

Mark.

[Tacoclaw]

You don't think I have done it BOTH ways?
Mark.