F 150 trans questions
OK heres a question for those of you smarter than me. (not hard).
What is up with the transmission in the F 150? Towing with a 2010, 4.? V8. Did not have factory tow package. Added trailer brakes, lights, class 3 hitch. Have trans cooler but it isn't in yet. Truck is rated to tow about 8000 lbs. I understand wind drag. I tow an amerilite 21. Last weekend we towed an enclosed cargo trailer 14' weighing under 3ooo lbs about 150 miles on the highway at 65 in tow haul, after about 80 miles it starts hunting through gears, only changing about 200 to 300 rpm per shift. I had cruise on. All of a sudden the trans temp shot up for no reason. I kicked off cruise, temp went back down. I lost speed on uphills and picked up on downhills. South Florida so an overpass counts as a hill.
Question Doesn't tow haul change the shift points in tow haul with cruise? Can I just not use cruise even with a V nose trailer this lite? Or is there something wrong with my tranny. Hard to believe that a truck rated to tow 8000 lbs and cargo capacity of 1600 has this much trouble with this small of a trailer.
What say you?
What is up with the transmission in the F 150? Towing with a 2010, 4.? V8. Did not have factory tow package. Added trailer brakes, lights, class 3 hitch. Have trans cooler but it isn't in yet. Truck is rated to tow about 8000 lbs. I understand wind drag. I tow an amerilite 21. Last weekend we towed an enclosed cargo trailer 14' weighing under 3ooo lbs about 150 miles on the highway at 65 in tow haul, after about 80 miles it starts hunting through gears, only changing about 200 to 300 rpm per shift. I had cruise on. All of a sudden the trans temp shot up for no reason. I kicked off cruise, temp went back down. I lost speed on uphills and picked up on downhills. South Florida so an overpass counts as a hill.
Question Doesn't tow haul change the shift points in tow haul with cruise? Can I just not use cruise even with a V nose trailer this lite? Or is there something wrong with my tranny. Hard to believe that a truck rated to tow 8000 lbs and cargo capacity of 1600 has this much trouble with this small of a trailer.
What say you?
