I recently bought a 2019 ford f150 5.0 i need help recommending parts to help me tow my TT better every time I go up hill my engine reaches heat of 235-240 any recommended parts??

 

What are you towing? Trailer year, make, model?

 

i have a 2021 River Salem Cruise Lite, toy hauler

 

No where near enough info. Need the trucks axle ratio, 4X4 or 4X2? Cab style and payload. Does it have a tow package with the transmission cooler? All that determines how much you can tow.

I could look up your trailer info, but if you give trailer the trailer weight it sure would help. Also, where are you towing? If you live at 1000' elevation or 7000' elevation it makes a HUGE difference.

You may simply have more trailer than your truck will handle. But if you're pulling a trailer within specs up a grade in the Rockies at 7000' to 10,000' on a hot day then 240 degrees is about right.

 

i have a just a base model XLT 4x4 with no towing package it does not have any upgrades such as transmission cooler or no intake just completely stock 4x4 XLT I live in Arizona the elevation here is about 1,000 but I am going to tow up to forest lakes where I have to drive uphill to 7,500 ft of elevation the trailer is 5,200 pounds at completely dry weight I’m just trying to find parts that you guys recommend to help my engine stay cooler

 

Well, start with a really sweet auxiliary transmission cooler.

As of now, your radiator also cools your transmission through the tank on the driver’s side of the radiator. Unless that’s changed recently.

There’s nothing you can do about the coolant temp at elevation. Keep on top of fluid changes-transmission and axles are equally affected over time. If the coolant mix is right, 240 is plenty workable.

Unfortunately, the Ideal Gas Law, PV=nRT, means we can’t always have nice things. With less air pressure, there’s less air to shed heat or feed the engine. Also, that engine has about six tons of mass behind it that gravity is pulling back on. It is what it is.

 

thank you I’ll look into that and let you know if there is improvements appreciate it

 

the short answer is, you don't have enough truck.

5200 dry means absolutely nothing in it. No clothes, no silverware, no TV, no microwave. RV numbers are total BS.

 

If I may add............ 5200 dry is your starting weight number. IF you're not a pack rat plan on the trailer to have 1200-1400lbs of stuff added to that base number.

 

Even 5200 dry might be below your starting weight... some manufacturers list that weight without any options added to the trailer - awnings, TVs, solar panels, etc. A trip to the scale is always preferable to bad assumptions when it comes to towing, better safe than sorry if possible.