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Sport45
Apr 11, 2015Explorer II
Pack a 3-lb shop hammer and a good sized chisel for the 1st couple trips. If it starts bogging down for no apparent reason use the chisel to open the front of the cat to let exhaust out.
I melted/plugged the cat on my '05 Envoy (4.2L 3.73 2wd) pulling a SB F-100 on a car hauler trailer. In hindsight I was probably 1000# over my 5,500# tow rating and the F-100 was setting a bit higher than the Envoy and caught a lot of wind.
I'm not saying you'll have this issue, but take it easy and be prepared. I was stuck on the side of the road a few hours waiting for my son to bring our F-250 so I could complete the trip while he limped the Envoy home.
I melted/plugged the cat on my '05 Envoy (4.2L 3.73 2wd) pulling a SB F-100 on a car hauler trailer. In hindsight I was probably 1000# over my 5,500# tow rating and the F-100 was setting a bit higher than the Envoy and caught a lot of wind.
I'm not saying you'll have this issue, but take it easy and be prepared. I was stuck on the side of the road a few hours waiting for my son to bring our F-250 so I could complete the trip while he limped the Envoy home.
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