I must confess a little trepidation in engaging you in a discussion on FRF, as it tends to end up costing me money. Admit it - you probably thought I couldn’t use the word ‘trepidation’ in a sentence...
It is safe to say I know exactly two things about towing and they’re both wrong. What I would offer is we may not have enough information in evidence. You can see the speed, gear, boost and the like in the gauge display from the video, but where was the driver? what altitude? outside temp and humidity? Is the driver’s temp gauge reasonably accurate? Maybe too much anti-freeze, not enough water?
It is quite unusual for Ford to screw up a major system on the F150. It is the best selling vehicle and the sales flagship. They know and at least tacitly acknowledge that consumers understand cargo limits, etc but that in reality if a consumer shows up to tow something, and it’s over the weight limit, they’re not driving home to go rent another truck, they’re going to make it work with the truck they own. Their testing has reflected this in years past.
So how many folks have this issue? I see a lot of contractor vehicle traffic and right after the super duty, the F150 eco is highly represented, hauling all manner of crazy stuff.
So I’m not saying this guy doesn’t have a legit issue, but is it consistent across the model line? It’s like the ubiquitous ‘17+ oil pan leak. It looks like there’s a lot of them but we’re only hearing about the failures, not the trucks that don’t have the leak.
Would water wetter help in a unit that has a defect? maybe. Maybe not.
