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Ford Excursion towing problems

6 messages,  Last post on Mar 17, 2010 at 7:59 PM

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#2 of 6 Re: Ford excursion towing problems. [gs191145] by tidester

Dec 01, 2009 (12:59 pm)

Replying to: gs191145 (Dec 01, 2009 11:45 am)
You didn't mention the grade or elevation of the roads you were on when you lost power. Also, how heavy were the four wheelers?
 
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#3 of 6 Re: Ford excursion towing problems. [tidester] by gs191145

Dec 02, 2009 (6:34 am)

Replying to: tidester (Dec 01, 2009 12:59 pm)
I am not sure about the grade but it was very step going up the mountain .
The elevation was 10000' but it also happened in Tennese at about 2500'.
I do not think that elevation was a factor but I am sure the grade was.

#4 of 6 Re: Ford excursion towing problems. [gs191145] by tidester

Dec 02, 2009 (12:21 pm)

Replying to: gs191145 (Dec 02, 2009 6:34 am)
Does your Excursion have the 5.4 Liter V-8 engine? That would be the smallest and least powerful of the Excursion engines built in 2000 and wouldn't handle steep grades as well as the 6.0 L V-8 turbodiesel or the 6.8 L V-10.
 
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#5 of 6 Re: Ford excursion towing problems. [tidester] by gs191145

Dec 03, 2009 (5:25 am)

Replying to: tidester (Dec 02, 2009 12:21 pm)
The Excursion is a V10 6.8 liter.It has a lot of power under normal conditions.
It seems that on the steep grades with the trailer behind it (about 6000 lb)
the transmition would overheat and spit some fluid out of the over flow.
At the same time the truck would would downshift,loose power and slow down to 30-40 mph.
It made no difference what the altidude was.

#6 of 6 Re: Ford excursion towing problems. [gs191145] by roger72

Mar 17, 2010 (7:59 pm)

Replying to: gs191145 (Dec 03, 2009 5:25 am)
Hey, I may have your answer. My parents had a 78 24ft class c motorhome back when I was a kid. I think it had a 454 in it. Anyway, we took it on a trip from Washington State to Minnesota. We had about 8 to 10 of us in the motorhome. Long story short, when we went to go over some of the mountain passes, the motorhome did exactly what you said the Excursion did. We stopped and took it to a mechanic. Come to find out that it was an in line fuel filter that was at the end of its life and the force of the engine pulling on the tank at high rpms had clogged it. So, my suggestion is, if you have not purchased a Chiltons Manual for the excursion, maybe do that and it should have step by step how to change the filter. I have an old f150 and it is up against the frame about halfway back on the drivers side. Hope that helps. Let us know if that seems to make a difference in MPG, power, etc. If you have not changed it in the years since you purchased it, more then likely this is your problem. Good luck.

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