Re: NON-Q: How To Improve Ford Pickup Brakes - HELP

[quk@isham-research.demon.co.uk (Phil Payne)]

In message <5a2eb2f3.2477144c@aol.com> FBFISH@aol.com writes:

> Folks- If you have an automatic be careful with this advice. Using the torque
> converter to brake the vehicle without it being locked generates LOTS of
> undesireable heat. On long steep downgrades,the fluid can get so hot it can
> melt some of the plastic connectors used in the lines between the tranny and
> the cooler. If you want to use engine braking with an automatic get a torque
> converter lock-up switch installed. An aux cooler would not be a bad idea
> either.

After all is said and done - towing a 10,000-pound trailer with two
large live animals aboard is a non-trivial application.

IMO no Audi is suitable for the task.

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Phil Payne