Identifying a tow package
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Identifying a tow package
I am a soon to be 1st time truck owner. I am currently looking at an '07 F150 with 4.6L V8. I plan on towing with this truck (4000-5000lbs).
Can someone let me know how to determine if this truck is equipped with a "tow package"? It is equipped with a hitch and elec. hookup. Should/Does it have a transmission cooler? The current owner doesn't know. Anything else I should look for?
It has only 16K miles and looks like it has never towed or plowed.
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Mark
Can someone let me know how to determine if this truck is equipped with a "tow package"? It is equipped with a hitch and elec. hookup. Should/Does it have a transmission cooler? The current owner doesn't know. Anything else I should look for?
It has only 16K miles and looks like it has never towed or plowed.
Thanks
Mark
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if it has the tow package there should be a tranny cooler in front of the condenser and radiator. you should also have the hitch as well as a 7 way round connection and a 4 way flat connection.
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I have a factory tow pack, and no there is no transmission temp gauge
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Most, if not all, of the 04-07s had a transmission cooler mounted in front and slightly lower than the radiator. Most tow packages had larger ones (there were a few that didn't).
The easiest indication is there will be a combination 4 pin and 7 pin socket alongside the receiver (aka hitch).
Since somebody could have installed the 4/7 pin socket to make the truck appear to have a towing package, an even better way is to download the factory window sticker from http://services.forddirect.fordvehicles.com/inventory/WindowSticker.pdf?vin=[your VIN here] (do not leave the [] in when typing in your VIN). It will show if it has the tow package or not.
The easiest indication is there will be a combination 4 pin and 7 pin socket alongside the receiver (aka hitch).
Since somebody could have installed the 4/7 pin socket to make the truck appear to have a towing package, an even better way is to download the factory window sticker from http://services.forddirect.fordvehicles.com/inventory/WindowSticker.pdf?vin=[your VIN here] (do not leave the [] in when typing in your VIN). It will show if it has the tow package or not.
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I put in a Scanguage II unit. One of the many X guages that you can program is transmission temp.
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