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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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dodge_guy
Explorer II
Mar 21, 2017
You were not driving it correctly. I think you may have been worried about it revving too high. Let it wind out. Upper rpm is where it makes its power, 4000+rpm isn't out of the question! However with that lite a load it shouldn't have been working hard at all.

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