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Re: Light towing with a 700r4
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Originally Posted by dagnabbitt
I have the same drivetrain, a 6.2 Diesel, although it is in a 72 GMC. I don't wish to highjack, it is just that I have always wondered about this very question: is the 700R4 an appropriate or inappropriate transmission for towing. Because I have a little holiday trailer I want to pull.
I understand there is no point in pushing your luck when getting up to highway speed or up a hill, but could you slip it into OD on a straightway at 60mph and leave it there?
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Actually I do seem to remember that on level ground he would shift into OD, but any hills it was D. I have the same trans in my 70 behind a mild 350 (built by Bowtie overdrives) and would not worry about towing 5 to 7 thousand pounds. I would add a trans temp gauge so I could monitor the trans temp. Heat is what kills trans.
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Terry
1970 Custom Camper/C20 , GM Crate 350/7004R, Dana 60, factory AC
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