Towing with an E4OD
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Towing with an E4OD
OK, I'm getting different opinions on this..
I tow a 26' boat, about 7000#.. The question is:
Is it OK to tow in OD? I have used OD to tow as long as the engine doesn't hunt between 3rd and OD. But, I've heard that regardless of hunting, the tranny will overheat just by towing in OD..
Any thoughts guys..
Juan
'96 F250 4x4, 460, E4OD.
I tow a 26' boat, about 7000#.. The question is:
Is it OK to tow in OD? I have used OD to tow as long as the engine doesn't hunt between 3rd and OD. But, I've heard that regardless of hunting, the tranny will overheat just by towing in OD..
Any thoughts guys..
Juan
'96 F250 4x4, 460, E4OD.
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Towing with an E4OD
The transmission was designed to tow in overdrive. Your owner's manual states that you should tow in overdrive unless it is shifting in and out of overdrive frequently. You're operating the transmission as Ford designed it.
There were problems in the 70s and 80s with overdrive transmissions overheating while towing in overdrive. That's been fixed.
Mark
There were problems in the 70s and 80s with overdrive transmissions overheating while towing in overdrive. That's been fixed.
Mark
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Towing with an E4OD
I tow a 32' boat that weighs 12,000#... I use overdrive so long as it's not shifting in and out often. I use the towing program on the Superchips programmer as well... without it OD will not stay engaged on the interstate.
Robert
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