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Old 04-20-2007, 07:44 PM
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Default H2 running hot

I towed our camping tralier up to the mountains in NC and the transmission and engine gauge both ran just over the 210 degree mark on the gauge. Is this ok? I called my local hummer dealer to see if I could add a transmission cooler or anything that would help it run cooler and he said I was ok as the h2 has all that is needed. Any suggestions? thanks
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what does the trailer weigh?
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Get a bigger Rad, Tranny cooler and oil cooler, make sure you seperate the oil & tranny cooler from your rad, this way each component cools itself independantly from the rad. It will save you a ton of headaches years down the road!

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Old 04-25-2007, 05:11 PM
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the camping trailer weighs 4800 pounds
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Old 04-25-2007, 06:27 PM
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Default Re: H2 running hot

I had the same issue towing a similar weight trailer. I added the PML tranny pan, 180 degree thermostat, and Redline Water Wetter into the radiator. I also switched oil from dino to Mobil1 Synthetic.

The above seemed to have helped a noticable amount.

Other things to consider: changing out rear diff cover to PML cover. Also, replacing transfer case fluid with synthetic ATF. Front & rear diff fluid change to better syn fluids.

I plan on swapping gears to 4.56:1, adding slotted rotors and performance brake pads
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Old 04-25-2007, 06:34 PM
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BTW, as others have pointed out, the H2s seem to have an issue where we are at risk of the antifreeze and ATF getting mixed together from internal leaks. Doing what I suggested above over seperating the tranny and radiator still leaves you exposed to this risk.
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I had the same issue towing a similar weight trailer. I added the PML tranny pan, 180 degree thermostat, and Redline Water Wetter into the radiator. I also switched oil from dino to Mobil1 Synthetic.

The above seemed to have helped a noticable amount.

Other things to consider: changing out rear diff cover to PML cover. Also, replacing transfer case fluid with synthetic ATF. Front & rear diff fluid change to better syn fluids.

I plan on swapping gears to 4.56:1, adding slotted rotors and performance brake pads

Don't forget to get an alignment!
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Actually, I am glad you reminded me as I do happen to need another one


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