Dingy towing
I have a 2018 Minnie Winnie 33 foot with a V10 I want to tow my jeep wangler 5000LBs from NC to Kentucky the mountain in Ashville is steep will my rig towed this ok or you think over heating will be a...
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Matt_Colie wrote:
NC4ME,
This may sound counter intuitive, but if you see the heat rising and are nervous about it, downshift!
OK, what is this hair brained engineer try to do to you?
Get you over the hill is what. By downshifting you lower the demand for BMEP from the engine. (You make the same horsepower spinning the crankshaft faster.) This also means you will be pumping oil and charge air faster, as well as spinning the fan and the water pump faster. All of those are in your favor.
Enjoy the journey.
Matt
There is no "charge air" in a naturally-aspirated engine.
Aside from that, the advice is solid.
