1600 mile tow through 104+ deg

I thought possum and skunk both were open to rabies . That's what I always heard

 

Skunks are but not in this area. When we volunteered at a wild life rescue in the Bay area, all were killed by animal control. Possum's have a vicious bite and it is nasty to get an infection from it as they eat anything on the ground including road kill but their temperature is too low for the rabies virus to live, if they just ate something rabid, you might get it but it is so rare that we didn't have to take extra precautions.

 

72 outside this morning, ran a couple errands, a couple miles, started about 97/97 and the return trip ended with 136 pan and 141 converter - water temp 186 again. I am thinking of running in 4th and not drive - since I tow that way - might be a better benchmark for when we load up.

On a more fun note, my freakin' pink slip came today !!!!!!!!

 

Well just got back from a long trip towing. Running at 200 pounds over the rated 1190 pound weight - shell, camping gear, tongue weight, us, dog, wine... but well under the gross weight as the trailer was about 1200 pounds loaded.

San Diego to Bishop via 15 - 215 - 395
One short steep hill - 221 degrees out of TC, pan at 204 degrees for maybe 2 to 3 minutes
I don't know if at that temp, if I should have slow down and drop to a lower gear to help lower the temp? Was doing 45 mph and the truckers were doing 25mph. It did drop down a gear on it's own, higher rpm and temp rose after that but then we got to the peak. Cooled down on the down hill side.
After that the long drive from 1000ft to 4200ft, never went above 190 tc and pan at 187

The drive from Bishop to Ebbits Pass - 395 to hwy 89 to hwy 4
A really long slow rise, hit 198 once and pan stayed at 190 until the hwy 89 hill climb
70 miles of twisting, up and down road from 4000 to 7900 feet, since we were only going 25 to 35 mph it wasn't too bad but we hit 204 on the TC and 190 in the pan several times.

Down hill to San Diego in the heat, never got over 180/170 - with better gas mileage of course.

Guess what? If you put 70 pounds of air in ride-rites at sea level for a level tow, when you get to 4000 feet it gains 2 inches. Had to adjust it several times on the trip.