Re: [oletrucks] Trailering advice

[Devin Ranger <devin_ranger@yahoo.com>]

Good point... if you do decide to tow with your
Explorer, better also *check your owner's manual* to
see whether they advise the use overdrive while
towing.

:-D

--- kevin.s.brown@gm.com wrote:
> You also might consider using 3rd gear instead of
> 4th gear when hauling the
> truck.  When you are in 4th gear you might be
> turning too low of rpms for
> the transmission to pump enough fluid through the
> transmission cooler to
> properly cool it when you are towing a heavy load. 
> At least that works for
> the Chevy trucks - don't know for sure about F**ds.
> 
> Kevin

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