Bob, sounds like you've got quite a vehicle. Have you towed your a/s with it
yet? Try it on an uncrowded highway (if that's possible in So. Cal) before
heading for the mountains, see if it has the power/stability/cooling capacity.
My hitch guy had me take my a/s out on the highway and do some high speed lane
changes (alone) to test stabilty. If this gets scarey, relook at your hitch
setup.
Randy
Bob Price wrote:
> Randy,
>
> Art, a listee, wrote back and asked me to check my glasses since his Range
> Rover only had a 3.9 litre engine and how in the world did I end up with a
> 5.4. I checked my manual and, sure enough, I have a 4.2 litre. My service
> shop has found me a new engine, insurance wreck, they said was a 5.2 litre.
> Turns out it's a 4.6 litre (can we get more confused). However, the max.
> torque/horsepower, 200bhp, is at 4850 rpm's. The rear axle ratio is 3.54:1.
> Maximum tow weight is listed at 6500 lbs. (close to a fully outfitted 25'
> Safari). As one other listee mentioned, they didn't have this much torque
> in the "old days" and still pulled these things around the world.
>
> Thanks,
> Bob
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Randy Unter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Thursday, July 27, 2000 1:44 PM
> Subject: Re: [VAC] SUV"s for towing
>
> > Bob, I had some more questions regarding your Range Rover. At what
> r.p.m.'s
> > does the Rover 5.4 generate its maximum horsepower and torque? Secondly,
> what
> > is the axle ratio(s) in your LR? Third, what does the owners manual state
> is
> > the maximum tow capacity in high transfer range (not low range like the
> Land
> > Rover advertised). These numbers will help determine how well the LR will
> tow.
> > Also, does the your LR have an external to the radiator transmission
> cooler?
> > Randy
> >
