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Jun 10, 2011 | 06:10 PM

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rikard

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My Dad's 83 F-150 had the AOD and a towing package rated for about 6,000 lbs. It had a "super cooling" package with a larger radiator. I added an aux tranny cooler for him at 50k miles. He would change the fluid every year after hauling his 5000lb TT from Maine to Florida. As I stated above the 302 and AOD made it to 218k and that truck is why I drive a Ford today.
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Jun 10, 2011 | 09:33 PM

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My Dad's 83 F-150 had the AOD and a towing package rated for about 6,000 lbs. It had a "super cooling" package with a larger radiator. I added an aux tranny cooler for him at 50k miles. He would change the fluid every year after hauling his 5000lb TT from Maine to Florida. As I stated above the 302 and AO
D made it to 218k and that truck is why I drive a Ford
today.
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Iv always wonderd how do you add a aux one including the one already on there?

Jun 13, 2011 | 12:09 AM

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I put my aux cooler in series with the one that goes into the radiator. Many of the auto parts houses have kits to adapt a aux cooler into the existing lines. The fluid goes into the aux first and then through the radiator cooler. This helps to heat up the trans on a winter day. If you want to use an air cooler only you should also use a temperature by pass if you live in a cold area.
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Jun 13, 2011 | 12:32 AM

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Hmm yeah mine goes into a cooler then into the radiator. So I guess it should stay fairly cool in worries of over heating? No my worries is I talked to the PO and the trans does not have a shift kit in it. But it sure shifts like it does. He told me te guy who rebuilt it tightend something up to shift sooner for pulling trailers??? Im lost

Jun 13, 2011 | 01:17 AM

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Would u happen to have any idea??

Jun 13, 2011 | 07:09 AM

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I'm not familiar with the internals of the AOD other than draining the fluid and changing the filter. In the past the bands were adjustable on many transmissions but my shop never mentioned or noted it on the service slip for the AOD. I have a local (non chain) transmission shop that I use and trust. They handle many of the local Police and commercial fleet work and they did a great job on a couple of my GM trannies. I avoid the chain tranny shops for any kind of service but thats another story.
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Jun 13, 2011 | 09:01 PM

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He was probably referring to the adjustment at the throttle body. It'll make it shift a little harder.

Jun 13, 2011 | 09:26 PM

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He was probably referring to the adjustment at the throttle body. It'll make it shift a little harder.

possibly i really dont know..where is that adjustment at?

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Jun 14, 2011 | 01:13 AM

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weskan

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Did this haul just a couple of months ago. 1000 miles round trip.
302, AODE, 3.55's. 219,000 miles on the odometer. Stock suspension. Bumper pull.

Sorry for the small pics. Taken with a cell phone. I suspect you will be ok for 10 miles.

The car weighs 3500 lbs. Trailer was borrowed, but I estimated it at 2000 for weight distribution purposes. Trailer was rated for 10,000 lbs according to what was stamped on it.

Jun 14, 2011 | 08:12 AM

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keep it out of overdrive. I didnt see that mentioned but even that short of a trip with that type of weight is enough to kill an automatic.

Jun 14, 2011 | 01:42 PM

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i dont think ima do it..ill tryin get my step dads dually and do it..iv had weight behind her before and it did find but it wasnt this much weight..i cant afford to risk it and tranny mess up on me as this is my daily driver.

Jun 14, 2011 | 02:55 PM

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I tow a 5000 lb travel trailer with a 01 Explorer Sport 4.0 SOHC and 5r55e tranny with 3.73 gears.. if that will handle a trailer like that for thousands of miles, I don't see any reason why a F150 can't tow a trailer like what you have..