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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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shum02
Explorer
Mar 21, 2017
I have a 4.6L 2V Triton in a 98 F150 that I pulled a 4500lb HTT with and I'd downshift into 3rd and lay into the throttle.

The Tritons love to rev, LET THEM! With good oil and clean fuel it'll work at 4k RPM all day long. BTW they also love Premium fuel with NO ethanol for towing :)

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