Hard Tow coming up, OIL Suggestins???
09-17-2012, 01:48 PM
#21
Senior Member
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so i made the 2100 mile drive in two and a half days, drove almost non stop pulling nearly 4500 pounds behind me at 55mph(that was hard)... the truck didnt skip a beat. coolant temp and oil pressure were nominal the entire drive. ran with the overdrive off and i still averaged 14+ mpg!
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so i made the 2100 mile drive in two and a half days, drove almost non stop pulling nearly 4500 pounds behind me at 55mph(that was hard)... the truck didnt skip a beat. coolant temp and oil pressure were nominal the entire drive. ran with the overdrive off and i still averaged 14+ mpg!
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And the 5.4L engine.Think I'll be spending more time at 55mph!
09-18-2012, 12:09 PM
#22
Member
Thread Starter
haha yeah! that was what I thought! and I was towing nearly 4500 pounds!!! definately the way to go lol. gotta remember too, I was just cruising the whole time. didnt have to get those wheels spinning and burn abunch of juice every 5 minutes.