On 5/30/14, 7:31 AM, True North wrote:
SNERK......that Dickson is always a dollar short and a day late.

About 10 years ago when I was planning to drive my 95 Plymouth Voyager mini van up to Quebec to buy my Sandpiper 565 sailboat, I had a transmission cooler installed because of the dubious reputation of Chrysler transmissions at that time.
Brother in law offered me use of his Dodge Ram pickup so I took advantage of that.
Seems to me that the RAV4 came with some kind of cooler and I had no problem towing 33 percent above it's rated capacity....well maybe climbing long hills where my speed would drop 20 mph below posted speed.

I would look into a cooler for the Highlander if I upgraded to a heavier boat upwards of 3000 towing weight even though it's rated for 5000 lbs.
Better safe than sorry.



It's not just the weight, it's also the cube. If you are pulling a big
boxy structure, the air resistance will also have an impact on the
amount of stress and heat buildup on the transmission.

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If right-wing assholes could fly,
rec.boats would be an airport!