Re: [AMC-list] eagle towing capabilities

["Eddie Stakes" <eddiestakes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Jesse, my 82 Eagle has a Class III (3) hitch on it and has towed a lot of AMC iron and 
trailers thru years. It has 210,000 miles on it now since 1994.

http://www.planethoustonamx.com/Photo_Gallery_AMC/Picture_1168.jpg

this is it hooked up the the U-Haul when the Houston chapter & me did the AMC national 
meete in 2001:

http://www.planethoustonamx.com/amx_parts/Me_vending_2001_hou.jpg

over 1 ton of stuff in that trailer. But it has towed cars twice it's weight. A Matador at 
3800 lbs, a 74 Hornet wagon down to Corpus Christi, I could go on, over 30 AMcs thru 
years, even pulled SUV's that are over 5000 lbs out of the ditches in this area after 
floods. No problems. The transmission has never been rebuilt either and is quite 
indestructible.

Yes! Add a external transmission cooler.....heat kills trannies. I have big end to end 
external on it bought from O'Reillys in 1996 and been there since, makes huge difference. 
I also run the Eagle with no thermostat and no water, all anti freeze, zero water. 
Electric fans, you can fit two small Hyundai fans on this radiator, they are about $4 each 
at pick a parts, but also help out, especially in areas with extreme temps like here in 
Houston.....it was 102 degrees today and we just broke record for hottest June in Houston 
recorded history, even hitting 105 6 or so times, but the Eagle....which I drove today 
with one of my minions, never misses a beat. Didn't tow anything but this is a car that 
has taken a beating DAILY for almost 20 years and never complains. And driven daily in 
Houston traffic, whether traffic locked to standstill, or blowing around 24 lanes on I-10 
at 80mph. Almost forgot to mention loaded a complete 401 in back of it a few months ago 
and drove home....it wasn't too happy about that, looked like it wanted to pop wheelie, 
but again, no complaints, and drove home about 60mph with complete intake to pan 401 in 
back, along with hubcaps, extra cranks and what not!
Happy towing, have a great 4th of July,
Eddie Stakes
713.464.8825
eddiestakes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
www.planethoustonamx.com
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From: Jesse <j2sax@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [AMC-list] Towing with an Eagle

OK, so, there are a lot of advantages to the 998 trans, especially for 
performance/weight/mileage, however, if I was going to do consistent towing, I would 
upgrade a few things. ?

727 trans from an 80 up Wagoneer. ?Have it built for towing before you put it in and it 
will last forever, if you get your shifts points right with your kickdown linkage. ?You 
can ?keep your T/C and bolt right up or use a Wagoneer T/C and get a lo range with very 
little modification. ?

Good tranny cooler. ?Lots of em out there, get one that fits.

Electric fan with relay. ?a little more more power from your engine... better cooling, 
?more versatility and your water pump will last forever! ?

plenty to do for power, but this is a start. I have the trannys if you need one!? 

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