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This makes a lot of sense. You need to mechanically check the temperature. You might just have a faulty gauge or sender. Or then again you could have a plugged radiator. But check it first.

I forgot to ask, but how does your transmission feel ? Does it seem to shift OK ? Have you felt it "slip" going into or out of gear ? If it is working fine then I would concentrate my efforts on the engine side ie: check radiator, water pump, hoses etc.

If your really overheating and not just a little hotter then normal then I would check the radiator. Our trucks should have the extra wide 4 core radiator. They can really take a lot of engine heat normally. So if your experiencing overheating then something is wrong there. If you do need to...

Most all transmission heat comes from the torque converter. When the "stator" is freewheeling (fluid is basically a solid mass) there is not much heat generated. This occurs when the transmission is in final drive usually. The time it is making the most heat is when it is making the most torque...

It's your engine working harder with that overdrive. There will be a little more heat generated with the overdrive in the torque converter but most is really from the engine. Have you ever hand cranked a meat grinder ? When there is no load it turns really easy, but start adding meat and then it...