Towing question
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Towing question
I pull a steel 20ft gooseneck trailer with 3 1000lb horses to Barrel races for my daughter with my early 99 stock f350. While towing I always turn the overdrive off. I pulled a friend of ours this weekend to the barrel race and he wanted to know why I did not leave the overdrive on running down the interstate. He said he leaves his on when running down the interstate but I always thought this bad on your transmission. Is it or can I run in overdrive?
Also the on/off light on my gear shift has gone out how easy is it to replace?
Also the on/off light on my gear shift has gone out how easy is it to replace?
More Turbo
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You only need to turn the OD off if you truck is having hard time pulling it. If it is going in and out of OD then you are creating a lot of heat and that is when you should turn it off and save the tranny some work by not going back and forth.
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i've always towed with OD on. the only time you have to be conserned is when the tranny starts searching for gears, in and out of OD alot thats what causes heat and kills the trans. like hucka1a said when coming to a hill you can turn it off. also might be good to invest in some gauges to moniter temps. pulling a load and being able to watch your trans or exhaust temps helps you determine problems before you have a problem.
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When hauling horses i find it best just to leave od off... That way when you get to a hill and or need to accelerate you dont give the horses a jerk by having it in od and then turning it off... These trucks will run at 2500 rpm all day long.
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The end of the shifter just slides off, but be careful, there are wires attached for the OD light! I don't know if it splits, I only know that I have to keep pushing mine back on.
I don't think I want to glue it either.
I don't think I want to glue it either.
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