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    Lbz trans cooler line upgrades

    thanks for the heads up on the allison pressure and temps any idea what causes the 200 + pressures? I'll see if I can get it modified in the shiftkit
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    Lbz trans cooler line upgrades

    basically there is little pressue on trans cooler hose so just use a premium oil proof hyd hose what does make a difference is easy bends and routing away from heat and rubbing and size make a BIG difference (you can do the calcs of hose flow and bends and length) Dodge went from 5/16 to 3/8 to...
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    quatrosyn source

    Washington - need in Vancouver BC thanks
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    Lost tailights- and worse

    I have the chiltons and found the Chevrolet electrical manual online- the Fleetwood drawings did not match the van- fun Since the owner does not drive at night the taillights may never have worked none of the wires to the trailer socket work
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    Lost tailights- and worse

    Rewired the taillights There was no +12 to the rear (as shown for the trailer hitch) The only working tail light was a SIGNAL in socket F (small wire) in the Chevrolet 10 way connector (which was Mickey moused into a 4 way connector with a large gauge wire running forward and another large...
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    Lost tailights- and worse

    turns out hole was under drivers step not under fuse box wires change color 3 times between taillight and connectors near rear end don't you just love it there were three cut wires but they may just be builders not used dead ends as there were no matching on cab side of hole go figure
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    towing/hauling with 4L80E & fluid type/Cooling system ?'s

    As for Coolers I just scored TWO Borg Warner Canada 9x11 plate coolers mounted in SERIES on a 1991 BIG 460 FORD VAN - fluid was new and bright red these appear to be OEM judging from the mounting bracket and hoses but if not a first class kit-- Thank you pick a part Big FORDS 460 and V10 also...
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    Lost tailights- and worse

    got under several expresses today they were conventional not cutaway but all had wire loom
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    Lost tailights- and worse

    builder went bk in 2008-9 timeframe GM wiring diagram shows wire to rear going to the wrecking yard to see a couple of other vans and see how GM would have routed will not be able to move motorhome to place where I can disable for about a week then pull fuse box and loosen cable and pull up...
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    Lost tailights- and worse

    well pasting it in did not seem to work so here's a jpg uploaded
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    Lost tailights- and worse

    Schematic show the wires as GM back to the rear axle area where there are two connectors for builder however builder could have re-routed the gm wire where it leaves the under seat fuse box several hold downs are not in place
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    Lost tailights- and worse

    just had pics taken, will post up later tonight what I need to know is if Chevrolet routs wires straight down through sheet-metal under the seat through about a 2" hole or is stock out the back or somewhere else Is this a Chevrolet Problem or the Motorhome builder problem
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    Lost tailights- and worse

    Nice officer "noticed" that I had no lights at the back of 2008 3500 Express Motorhome so 4 way to campground book said fuse 15 for tail and backup nope fuse good and when pulled BU still worked- go figure got home by driving day only got under and discovered under drivers seat- Body fuse box...
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    Syntethic transmission fluid

    Maybe but impossible to tell We know what ATF+4 is and Allison spec Transend but both are older specs with premium additive packages The Citgo Quatrasyn has later synthetics, which have come down in price relatively since Transend and ATF+4 or DEX VI were developed Redline and AMsoil should be...
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    2008 3800 Express 6.0 w/ 4L80E 7000 Miles

    Anyone know the procedure to R&R the front bumper valance, time for a new one tks
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    2008 3800 Express 6.0 w/ 4L80E 7000 Miles

    REPORT Bought a new 22mm six point impact socket virtually NO wiggle 7/8 six point has considerable wiggle 7/8 12 point would strip I replaced the stripped nut as it had considerably more slop than the good nuts
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    2008 3800 Express 6.0 w/ 4L80E 7000 Miles

    I pulled the hubcap off the other front- looks ok now tomorrow the rears Have not found my 22 so go get one tomorrow would like to get the rounded one off without total destruction holding a new Craftsman 21 in my hand as we speak but too dark to try tonight I'll double check tomorrow 21mm is...
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    towing/hauling with 4L80E & fluid type/Cooling system ?'s

    On the early Dodge OD trans like the 518 the return lube flow from the cooler goes through the case (tailshaft) into a bushing that feeds the center of the output shaft which is the lube to the thrust washers in the OD and other things. The early OD planetaries had a high helix angle thus lots...
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