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2006_FrontierLE;
One of the most beautiful places in the country is from the Front Range of Colorado westward to Four Corners and up to Moab.
Several of the Passes are over 10,000 feet up!
When you get there think about heat even though it’s cooler in the mountains. The manifolds will be glowing from hours of climbing just getting up to the steep grades.
... Dump all unneeded weight! Add a little extra air to the tires. If the vehicle is an automatic install a temperature gauge and an HD pre cooler mounted under the bed away from the exhaust. This will reduce heat in the radiator.
... All the gear boxes will also get hot and they do not cool off when stopped as quickly as you might think. When going down hill reduce gear to maximize engine braking and remember the engine may run cooler down hill but the transmission and gears are still getting hot. Watch closely for smoke from over heated brakes. Save the brakes and treat them like your life depended on them.
... I have been in climbing situations where the ambient wind flow and direction was close to the speed and direction of my travel and I was driving surrounded in the extra heat my truck was creating. This can happen on the highway or off-roading.
And the number one thing… Don’t be west bound on I-70 west of Denver in Friday afternoon rush hour traffic! 
Have a good one while you can still laugh about it.. Don S..
If something I’ve posted on the Internet offends you please ignore it. If you don’t know how to ignore something on the Internet e-mail me … and I’ll demonstrate.
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PLEASE >>> A SIG similar to mine can be VERY HELPFUL to all the members!
'99 4x4 3.3 Frontier Se KC Auto, 48,000 miles
'76 4x4 401 Wagoneer QT
'04 FWD 1.8 Sentra '08 FWD 2.4 Camry LE
Fort Worth
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