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Ford Excursion towing problems
I have a 2000 4x4 Ford excursion with 97000 miles with av10.(owenedsince 2001).Never had any problems untill this October when for first time ever iI towed a light weight double axle 16' trailer loaded with two four whellers from Georgia to Meeker Colorado over the mountains west of Denver.Going over the mountains up the hills the vehicle would loose all power slowing down to 30 mph and downshifting off overdrive and down to second on occasion .I changed gas and added octane booster with no noticeable improvment.
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tidester, host
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The elevation was 10000' but it also happened in Tennese at about 2500'.
I do not think that elevation was a factor but I am sure the grade was.
tidester, host
SUVs and Smart Shopper
It seems that on the steep grades with the trailer behind it (about 6000 lb)
the transmition would overheat and spit some fluid out of the over flow.
At the same time the truck would would downshift,loose power and slow down to 30-40 mph.
It made no difference what the altidude was.