Craig, I used to occasionally tow my old Catalina 22 with a 1989 Dakota 2wd pickup with V6 and five speed overdrive automatic. My truck had no add-on transmission cooler or special tow package except the Class II hitch.
There are lots of ups, downs and arounds where I live so I always took it easy and never used overdrive and had no problems ever with the truck. You won't win any races, though. It is true that Chrysler had some problems with their minivan transmissions in the early 90's but not (that I know of) with their trucks (my wife worked for a Dodge store back then). Hope this helps... --George Burmeyer M15 #385 On 5/8/04 4:43 PM, "Honshells" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I tow a couple times a season in a moderate (Michigan) climate on flat roads. > I tow about 200 miles, or 400 > miles a season. Otherwise, I use my tow vehicle only to launch and retrieve > my boat on a moderate-incline > ramp. > > I have an M17. > > I'm considering a '95 6-cyl. 4X2 (2-wheel-drive) Dodge Dakota Magnum with an > automatic transmission. > > Will I need a transmission cooler? > > > > _______________________________________________ > http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats
