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How warm should my engine get?

The tow rig ran great this morning, blasting up every grade and what felt like sports car handling. Then I hooked the trailer back up. It's interesting how the engine cools to 175 or so during descent.

The overall average is about 9MPG so far. This seems decent when I think about the constant grades the last two days, but just OK when I think about Illinois, WI, etc.

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Lol!! Are they pretty docile or scared of you? Man I need to take the family up there, looks beautiful!
 
I didn't come to see waterfalls, but these are some of the most impressive anywhere.

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Notice the crowd on the observation deck right of the waterfall top. This one drops more than 300' in a canyon over 1000' deep

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Comimg across Idaho and Washington, the passes weren't too bad. The worst place seemed to be climbing up from the Columbia River, which is like 16 miles of continuous uphill. Actually the only place we saw a sign recommending to turn off the A/C. I didn't, just let it run at 4000 RPM/60MPH the whole way, which got the engine to 221, per OBDII. I have noticed the cluster lags behind the "realtime" data.

Seems like all I hear from the engine now is fan noise. I used to enjoy the V8 sound with the windows down. Sounded so much better than the 5.3 for whatever reason.


You can see that the snow has a lot of ash on it. The kids seemed worried about the steam coming out of the side.

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Good call on the fan clutch
Mine was exactly the same before changing it. Now even pulling the Maiden it stays right at 195/200. The trans temp gets right to that point as well but never over that.
 
76zimmer said:
Good call on the fan clutch
Mine was exactly the same before changing it. Now even pulling the Maiden it stays right at 195/200. The trans temp gets right to that point as well but never over that.
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It pulls my K5 well, too!
 
Rainier is almost 15,000' where most elevations are near sea level. So with over 13,000' of prominence you can see it even from some Eastern parts of the state. It's considered the most dangerous volcano in the Pacific NW. There's lava from the thing in the Pugeot sound. If it goes, goodbye Seattle and Portland.


We climbed enough to have a snowball fight on the last day of July, which was less than half of its elevation.

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Any route suggestions for the return trip? Starting in Olympia and heading north of Grand Rapids. Here's the basic options I see:

  1. The default Google route is pretty much just I-90, 33 hours. This is how we drove out, but want to try something different.
  2. Take 84 out of Portland all the way to SLC, then mostly follow 80 across 5 states. I've been to SLC and have to admit I fear the climb. 35 hours.
  3. Cross the mountains on 90, then take 15 down to see Grand Tetons, catching up with 80 further East. 37 hours.
  4. Stay on 90 until it splits, then follow 94 until Fargo or Eau Claire, cutting off at some point to drive through the UP and down the Mackinaw Bridge. 36 -37 hours. The advantage is that I hate Illinois but love the UP.
We're interested in points of interest that aren't too far out of the way. Plan to make miles every day, taking 4-5 days.
 
Blue85 said:
Any route suggestions for the return trip? Starting in Olympia and heading north of Grand Rapids. Here's the basic options I see:

  1. The default Google route is pretty much just I-90, 33 hours. This is how we drove out, but want to try something different.
  2. Take 84 out of Portland all the way to SLC, then mostly follow 80 across 5 states. I've been to SLC and have to admit I fear the climb. 35 hours.
  3. Cross the mountains on 90, then take 15 down to see Grand Tetons, catching up with 80 further East. 37 hours.
  4. Stay on 90 until it splits, then follow 94 until Fargo or Eau Claire, cutting off at some point to drive through the UP and down the Mackinaw Bridge. 36 -37 hours. The advantage is that I hate Illinois but love the UP.
We're interested in points of interest that aren't too far out of the way. Plan to make miles every day, taking 4-5 days.
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Sounds like you already decided to head up to da bridge. ;)

I'd head straight East from Fargo and hit up Duluth and Bayfield. Maybe even stray up the North shore an hour or so depending on how much time you have. Gooseberry Falls is worth your time.

Something like this:

https://goo.gl/maps/UymgJu4Hwim
 
Most of the thermal features in Yellowstone are too hot. People and pets have died from falling in. Most are also too gross, even if the temperature was OK, like the mud volcano and sulfur cauldron. The different colors are from different bacteria: red is like 130F, orange is like 150F and the clearer blue colors that look most like a swimming hole are more like 160. I know there is a place you can get in and soak, but we didn't see it.
 
I already posted a picture of the truck and camper. They are still in WA. I flew to MI to work and I'll fly back next week, then start the tow back, which is why I'm looking at routes.
 
Blue85 said:
I already posted a picture of the truck and camper. They are still in WA. I flew to MI to work and I'll fly back next week, then start the tow back, which is why I'm looking at routes.
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So...you're driving back during the overland trip? And you had a slight preference toward the northern route? :thinking:
 
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