Focus with trailer

Jeff

a suggestion.... have a small-med size trans cooler installed and you might even want to have the trans flushed and synthetic fluid installed.

it will set you back a couple hundred... but I can almost guarantee you wont get any bad news on the way. Or for as long as you own the car, for that matter. Far and away, most trannies fail due to overheat.

Look at it like this, you can tell if your engine is overheating, you dont know about the trans until some damage is done.

For the engine, keep the coolant mixture about 50-50 not too much A-Freeze, a change wouldnt hurt and add a bottle of Red-Line Water Wetter. make sure the rad is clear of obstruction and fan works well.

Mobil 1 synth oil in the crankcase, wont need to change oil again till you get back. then you can go back to dino oil if you want.

If your brakes have over 40,000 on them... get new pads/shoes and go for the top of the line, Ceramix if your car takes them.

If you have any doubts about your shocks, replace them too... bad shocks on a rutted bumpy dirt road with a trailer pushing you is bad news for control.

and fresh wiper blades... raining, smeared windshield on a mountain road... wooooh!

oh.. and a complete spare wheel and hub/bearings for the trailer.

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