About to purhcase E-250 conversion van
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About to purhcase E-250 conversion van
Hello everyone.
First post here.
I've been researching and looking around for about 4 month.
Finally settled on 2005 e-250 Tuscany conversion van.
It has about 57K miles and seems to be in pristine condition.
My purpose for the van will be family trips year around and towing a 5,000# boat to the lakes (including mountain lakes).
Do you guys think it will handle the job well, especially on inclines?
Currently I tow with 05 Tacoma rated @ 6,500# and it gets the job done well.
First post here.
I've been researching and looking around for about 4 month.
Finally settled on 2005 e-250 Tuscany conversion van.
It has about 57K miles and seems to be in pristine condition.
My purpose for the van will be family trips year around and towing a 5,000# boat to the lakes (including mountain lakes).
Do you guys think it will handle the job well, especially on inclines?
Currently I tow with 05 Tacoma rated @ 6,500# and it gets the job done well.
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Trans cooler is standard equipment but may be undersized for your requirements, some guys are using the 6.0 PSD cooler on the 5.4 engines. I have an '08 5.4 and have never had the trans temp above 140 while towing 6500 pounds with the stock cooler.
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HD = Heavy Duty
And carrfamilynj, if it never gets above 140° F that's not a good thing! Yours is completely stock?
And carrfamilynj, if it never gets above 140° F that's not a good thing! Yours is completely stock?
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We have a guy named Mark Kovalsky that has been a member here for some time. He was a Ford automatic transmission engineer for 20 years and helped design the 4-speed and 5-speed transmissions in these trucks. Here's a recent thread about it:
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...l#post11075191
My understanding is that lower temps have a harder time driving water out of the fluid that occurs through condensation.
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...l#post11075191
My understanding is that lower temps have a harder time driving water out of the fluid that occurs through condensation.
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Hello everyone.
First post here.
I've been researching and looking around for about 4 month.
Finally settled on 2005 e-250 Tuscany conversion van.
It has about 57K miles and seems to be in pristine condition.
My purpose for the van will be family trips year around and towing a 5,000# boat to the lakes (including mountain lakes).
Do you guys think it will handle the job well, especially on inclines?
Currently I tow with 05 Tacoma rated @ 6,500# and it gets the job done well.
First post here.
I've been researching and looking around for about 4 month.
Finally settled on 2005 e-250 Tuscany conversion van.
It has about 57K miles and seems to be in pristine condition.
My purpose for the van will be family trips year around and towing a 5,000# boat to the lakes (including mountain lakes).
Do you guys think it will handle the job well, especially on inclines?
Currently I tow with 05 Tacoma rated @ 6,500# and it gets the job done well.
At those parameters I would think more about the trans. Which transm does the van have? (I suspect the 4R70W)
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Hey oleg. I have a 97 E-150 5.4L High Top Conversion Van with 190,000 miles and it still pulls my 6000lbs travel trailer plus gear plus 5 people with no issues.
Just get your tranny serviced regularly.
Just get your tranny serviced regularly.