TOWING with Ford F-150, 5.8 liter V8 

Oh that is a beautiful truck. Mine is a 94 with a 5.0 and I love these body styles. Most of the leaves have falling here. That's close to my mileage. I think mine is 270K. I do like having two gas tanks. That rides pretty good. Yes I really like Ford trucks. I don't know why, but I seem to lose power at times going up hills. I cleaned the throttle body. I hear ya I don't get good gas mileage either. She definitely rides pretty good. My best friend sold me my truck for a good price and he put 13K on it before he passed away from pancreatic cancer. He wanted me to have it so I call it Preston cause that was his last name. Great video Brian.

Nice truck ,do you have trailer brakes hooked up ? If so did it come eauipt with the 7 pin plug ?

This reminds me of my ruby, she’s a 94 F150 XLT 5.8L single cab short box 4x4 and I love her so much. Fantastic truck. I’ll never sell her.

a little late but your video just helped me identfy my engine ive had so much trouble but my truck is a 1990 f150 xlt lariat sb 5.8l v8

Hey Man, great video! Im glad I stumbled across this video because I just recently picked up a '94 F-150 with the 4.9L, 5-speed, and I was curious about how much I'd be able to tow with it, etc. Mine is also a short wheel base. I wanted to ask you about your rear shocks, and if you could share exactly what brand/model they are. Also, are you running a trailer brake by chance? Thanks!

Nice truck, has plenty of power. I have a 1996 F350 4x4 dump truck with 4:10 rears. It has the 7.3 power stroke and e40d trans. I have approx. 47,000 original miles. I rarely get going faster than 50 when I drive it although it will go faster. Can’t beat these old trucks. They are like tanks.

Tow / haul mode is different than od off. Od off was in the 4 speeds whereas tow / haul is in the new 6 speed double overdrive and 10 speed triple overdrive autos. Tow / haul mode still allows the trans to shift into overdrive gears when cruising along at high speeds, but it automatically holds out the revs further while accelerating through each gear and keeps the torque converter locked up to prevent excessive wear. It also automatically downshifts when going down a hill and/or braking to save the brakes

I have a 1994 F250 HEAVY DUTY WITH A 351W and it's got 210 HP

Stroked from 351ci to 357ci? Did you mean it was bored over .030 inch lol?

Any suggestions on a radiator I should buy for my 96 5.8 ??

I got a 95 f150 with 334,600 miles with the original 5.0 (302) transmission and rear end

Cool truck bro 👊🏻👊🏻💯

A couple misconceptions here. The engine is bored to 357, not stroked. The OD solenoid is the same solenoid that controls the other 3 speeds. Solenoid a and b alternate being on or off to change gear ratio. The solenoid pack can be changed while doing a fluid and filter service. Super easy. Other than those two things I love it. The 361w I built for my half ton, which ended up in my 350 CCLB dually, is an animal for a small block. It does not overly struggle to pull 10k+ behind me at 70-75 in OD. I’ve also pulled up to 24k gross behind me without a problem at 60 or so. Also, for your speedo, you need to replace the PSOM, or have it repaired. It doing that can and will kill the E4 trans. I don’t know how it’s not shifting erratically, but the PSOM is the issue for the whacky speedo. Or metal in the rear end. Great video, and I love my OBS fords

Do you leave in overdrive or take out when towing

Your weight is off I have a 96 just like and it weighs 4540 me inside with a half a tank of gas and if you're not taking the overdrive off you won't have a transmission very long pulling that trailer

Did you use a ford speed sensor or aftermarket

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The speedometer has left the chat😂

i'm sorry sir but you are wrong i had a 1997 ford f:250 with the 351 windsor that is like your truck

367k here 1996😢

I've got a 95 f150 xlt 4x4 with 5.8 with auto trans but I've been looking for an answer to one question which i cant find anywhere can i tow a dual axle car hauling trailer with car on it or dual axle camper and not break something?