Towing and Overdrive
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From: N Richland Hills, TX
Towing and Overdrive
I have an '03 with the 4.6. I pull a 2500 lb. trailer. I know that you are supposed to dis-engage the overdrive when pulling a trailer...but what about pulling it across the flat parts of Texas where I live? I have put my truck in overdrive on some of these long stretches of nothing and it won't down shift and the revs stay the same. Am i hurting my tranny? When the terrain changes to more "hilly" roads I take off the overdrive. Is it just the constant shifting up and down that should be avoided or will just towing the weight of a trailer in overdrive hurt it? 
