Re: 1991 K5 Transmission Overheating
Sounds like you are having fun...
Just traveled through SD to hunt near Watertown. Took my 90 K5. 350tbi, 700r4, 3.73 gears, 31x10.50s.
I have the same behavior on the interstate, although I don't have a temp gauge for the transmission so I am probably cooking it.
I think the thing just doesn't have enough power to pull those speeds and overcome wind resistance with the trans locked and in overdrive. Lower gears would help, but I think more power is the real answer.
At 65 it does great. Even at 70-75 if I have a tail wind. Coming back west, I just drop it into 3rd gear so I don't have to fight the trans shifting.
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