When I was in trade school to learn to be a auto mechanic, (that's what we were back then, not "techs" like my son is now!) (Johnson College) after a stint in the army, I had an instructor who used to harp, "Never send in a pony to do a elephant's job"!
That being said, I've ripped a few transmissions apart in my time.
the clutch drums on some are thin like, (I swear they are) "High "C" juice cans!
There are 4-5, 1/2" wide, 4" round paper clutch plates pushing against thin steel plates, the pressure is held inplace by "O" rings.
When I think of the hydraulic PSI the converter is pushing against those thin plates and clutches, when he revs the pee outta that motor comming up outta that steep ramp, makes me cringe!
He may have electric brakes on the van (I sure hope so), Chris didn't mention it.
I took "Fever Dream" home the first time without E brakes and stopping off the highway off ramp I heated up my brakes a tad more than I wanted to,(thank God for a manual trans).
I want a full frame, manual trans as my puller. The motor is iffy, I've driven some V-6 that have more bottom end snort than a V-8. (Chris's Dodge Ram 1500 is the best truck I've ever seen to tow, trans cooler, oversized brakes radiator, pretty good gas mileage, power is great, better than my buddies Toyota that was made to tow)
Best truck I ever pulled with was the Ford F-150, 3.0 straight 6 cylinder, 5 speed. First gear was designed to pull with low ratios, real low, like you never used 1st except to start off towing with.
Here in Pa. we're either going up a hill or down, all the water I've sailed in has been in a bowl. I need H.P. to get outta the water
Looking at the pics of the haulers in Europe, it does make you wonder.......... But a mini van is a long way away form those fine engineered cars!
Joe
That being said, I've ripped a few transmissions apart in my time.
the clutch drums on some are thin like, (I swear they are) "High "C" juice cans!
There are 4-5, 1/2" wide, 4" round paper clutch plates pushing against thin steel plates, the pressure is held inplace by "O" rings.
When I think of the hydraulic PSI the converter is pushing against those thin plates and clutches, when he revs the pee outta that motor comming up outta that steep ramp, makes me cringe!
He may have electric brakes on the van (I sure hope so), Chris didn't mention it.
I took "Fever Dream" home the first time without E brakes and stopping off the highway off ramp I heated up my brakes a tad more than I wanted to,(thank God for a manual trans).
I want a full frame, manual trans as my puller. The motor is iffy, I've driven some V-6 that have more bottom end snort than a V-8. (Chris's Dodge Ram 1500 is the best truck I've ever seen to tow, trans cooler, oversized brakes radiator, pretty good gas mileage, power is great, better than my buddies Toyota that was made to tow)
Best truck I ever pulled with was the Ford F-150, 3.0 straight 6 cylinder, 5 speed. First gear was designed to pull with low ratios, real low, like you never used 1st except to start off towing with.
Here in Pa. we're either going up a hill or down, all the water I've sailed in has been in a bowl. I need H.P. to get outta the water
Looking at the pics of the haulers in Europe, it does make you wonder.......... But a mini van is a long way away form those fine engineered cars!
Joe
