E150 towing
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E150 towing
I am considering the purchase of a 1994 E-150 with a 5.0L V-8 and auto trans. Do not know any more about it (axle ratio, etc.) except that it does NOT have a factory tow package. In addition to the obvious hitch and wiring for lights, what else would need upgrading to tow a 4200 lb total weight boat/trailer long distances on relatively flat ground (no mountains)? If a tranny cooler is needed, what size is recommended? Need advice ASAP!
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P.S. Trailer has surge brakes and tongue weight is about 400 lbs.
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P.S. Trailer has surge brakes and tongue weight is about 400 lbs.
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Chris;
I always recommend that someone uses the largest tranny cooler they can get and install it after the radiator. For the few $$$ more you spend now, you could save yourself a ton of monies later. Other than that you sould be ok.
Jim
2000 F-250 XLT SUPERCAB 7.3 PSD 4X4 AUTO, LIGHTED MOON VISOR, PACE EDWARDS ROLL TOP COVER, SMITTY STAINLESS STEEL BUILT BRUSH GUARD, DIABLO CHIP, BLACK AND BEAUTIFUL. I JUST LOVE THIS TRUCK.
I always recommend that someone uses the largest tranny cooler they can get and install it after the radiator. For the few $$$ more you spend now, you could save yourself a ton of monies later. Other than that you sould be ok.
Jim
2000 F-250 XLT SUPERCAB 7.3 PSD 4X4 AUTO, LIGHTED MOON VISOR, PACE EDWARDS ROLL TOP COVER, SMITTY STAINLESS STEEL BUILT BRUSH GUARD, DIABLO CHIP, BLACK AND BEAUTIFUL. I JUST LOVE THIS TRUCK.
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Chris;
I always recommend that someone uses the largest tranny cooler they can get and install it after the radiator. For the few $$$ more you spend now, you could save yourself a ton of monies later. Other than that you sould be ok.
Jim
2000 F-250 XLT SUPERCAB 7.3 PSD 4X4 AUTO, LIGHTED MOON VISOR, PACE EDWARDS ROLL TOP COVER, SMITTY STAINLESS STEEL BUILT BRUSH GUARD, DIABLO CHIP, BLACK AND BEAUTIFUL. I JUST LOVE THIS TRUCK.
I always recommend that someone uses the largest tranny cooler they can get and install it after the radiator. For the few $$$ more you spend now, you could save yourself a ton of monies later. Other than that you sould be ok.
Jim
2000 F-250 XLT SUPERCAB 7.3 PSD 4X4 AUTO, LIGHTED MOON VISOR, PACE EDWARDS ROLL TOP COVER, SMITTY STAINLESS STEEL BUILT BRUSH GUARD, DIABLO CHIP, BLACK AND BEAUTIFUL. I JUST LOVE THIS TRUCK.
Putting the heat exchanger behind the radiator doesn't help with cooling the tranny and in a lot of cases is as bad as or worse than not having a cooler.
Larry
Chris; Get the largest cooler you can find and stick that sucker OUT FRONT!
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I think he means installing it in the transmission oil lines after the radiator. The oil lines run to the front and into the radiator, then possibly to another oil cooler and then back to the transmission. A quick but messy way to determine flow direction is to remove one of the lines from the radiator and start it for a few seconds while watching to see if it is pumping out of the radiator or the oil line. If the cooler is installed before the radiator, then you lose the benefits of the extra cooling because the radiator will heat the oil back up before if travels back to the transmission. The physical location of the oil cooler should be in front of the radiator and A/C condenser if A/C is installed to take advantage of the coolest possible air flow.
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