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jimh406
Explorer III
Mar 21, 2017

2006 Explorer 4.6 v8 has no power to tow up mountains?

I intended to use my 2006 4.6 v8 Explorer to tow my driftboat/trailer with a few tires over the Cascades and Rockies this weekend. I hadn't even made it from Seattle to Snoqualmie Pass before I decide...
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time2roll
Nomad
Mar 21, 2017
2700 - 3000 rpm running down the flats would be normal.
3200 - 4200 rpm climbing would be normal.

You may need 4.30 or 4.56 gears to keep the rpm up without running in 1st and 2nd all the time. The larger tires are killing you.

And yes I have run my older 5.4 at 3000+ rpm for 10 hours straight.

Otherwise if you want to run 2000 rpm you will need a diesel.

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