Towing on a hot day
Does the outside temperature matter that much when towing? Leaving on Wednesday for the mountains and it's supposed to be 97 and humid.
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This is where theory hits the cold light of reality. I left Indiana in a February ice storm. A week later I was pulling across the OK and TX panhandle in 80 to 90 degree temps. Next we hit the Rocky mountains and 4 inches of snow in Albuquerque NM and Flagstaff AZ then back to the 80 in Phoenix AZ.
The TT tire pressure when up and down like a Yo-yo, the mountains and winds were a bit of a challenge but the engine temp never varied. We did see some swings in the transmission temp but nothing even remotely close to "hot".
The cooling setup on my 2010 F-150 with it's 6 speed transmission in "tow haul" has never been an issue. Mileage varied from 8 to 11 mpg depending on the conditions but the engine temp was never an issue, even though my rig is at the truck's max cargo capacity.
We drove all over the AZ desert for a month, cold nights and hot days. the truck/trailer combo did what it was supposed to do.
The truck is my daily driver. Six moths ago we had below zero temps and it has been in 90's for the last few days. No issue what so ever with engine temp.
The TT tire pressure when up and down like a Yo-yo, the mountains and winds were a bit of a challenge but the engine temp never varied. We did see some swings in the transmission temp but nothing even remotely close to "hot".
The cooling setup on my 2010 F-150 with it's 6 speed transmission in "tow haul" has never been an issue. Mileage varied from 8 to 11 mpg depending on the conditions but the engine temp was never an issue, even though my rig is at the truck's max cargo capacity.
We drove all over the AZ desert for a month, cold nights and hot days. the truck/trailer combo did what it was supposed to do.
The truck is my daily driver. Six moths ago we had below zero temps and it has been in 90's for the last few days. No issue what so ever with engine temp.
