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Roadglider09
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Aug 28, 2013

2012 Ford TorqShift Tranny Operation in Tow/Haul

Only had this coach for 2 weeks, but friends of mine that have the same F53 chassis say that when going downhill in tow/haul mode, just tapping the brake pedal will cause the tranny to downshift. Tap ...
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drillking
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Aug 31, 2013
Road Runners wrote:
I don't know about the Ford torgshift in your motor home, but when I am in tow/haul with the torgshift trannie in my truck I have to be careful as the engine will definately overspeed when the trannie down shifts aggressively. Lots of times I have had to take the trannie out of tow/haul to prevent going past red line in RPM's


Ford didn't go to the turbo brake until 2011. Earlier models can over rev

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