Tow Rig Parking (Page 2 of 2)

that's normal operating temp.

I did replace the radiator in my old truck this week, it was getting up to 220 in the relative cool of of our small town. Now it stays under 200 in the heat of Tucson.

My "fast" car gets up to 230 in the summer in the hot places....not much I can do about it, though. It doesn't seem to hurt anything. Over 240, then it's a problem.

I discovered something interesting about the temperature gauges in some new cars...they display what the computer thinks you ought to believe the temp is. Not what it really is.

But you could hack a hole large enough for a huge modern chinese crossflow radiator, and be done with it.

I'm getting to where I appreciate the simplicity of an idiot light!

To simplify tow-rig parking, and also create an emergency Plan-B in case of spectacular engine failure, I'm thinking of setting the car up for flat towing. I have never flat towed before, but I bought a setup years back that I never even took out of the box.

My bumper mounts don't look too substantial, so maybe I can find a good place to tie it into the subframe mounts too.

I would tow with either my '03 Land Rover Discovery or a '97 Ford Explorer 5.0. The Land Rover has a good balance for towing.

My V8 Volvo also has a hitch which the little Opel is probably within the limits of. The Volvo cruises highway speeds great, but it's still mostly untuned, the suspension is shot, missing the front sway bar, and doesn't have working cruise control or air conditioning yet.

On the way back from the Retreat from Moscow, somewhere in Tenessee, James (orange Chevette) and I (Lada) from separate vehicles, both observed in the opposing traffic on the interstate what we're pretty sure was either a Prius flat towing a Land Cruiser, or a Land Cruiser pushing a Prius by way of an a-frame tow-bar.
You flat-towers are probably okay.