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S M Himrod

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My wife has a 06 dodge caravan. She wants a hitch on to pull a small trailer 2500lbs max. I told her to just use the Super C, she did not think that was very funny!!! Anyway should I look at putting a transmission cooler on if I put a hitch on? If so has anyone had expierence installing a cooler, easy or hard, any special tools needed, extra fluid, etc ?
 
I'm not a Dodge expert, but I would say that the transmissions in those are suspect. I don't know if towing would exacerbate the situation, but I would Google it.

John
 
Hi, I alway's have a trailer in tow with our /05 van, 3.8, never as of this date required a cooler for the transmission. Give it a try first without the transmission cooler and if it heats up, then install the cooler. this is our second van . cheers, Murray
 
Have you read your owner's manual to see what it says about towing? That might be a good place to start.
 
I have read the owners manual cover to cover. All it talks about is a trailer tow prep package. It gives a chart of weights, number of people, luggage etc, but nothing about a cooler. I am just wondering if anyone has installed a cooler and how hard it might be ? Guessing if I go to the local dodge dealership it will cost me an arm and a leg. Just trying to save a buck or 2.
 
Here's my install on my 97 Grand Caravan... I think yours should be similar.

http://www.geocities.com/smgussey/transcool.html

If you need more advice, the guys over at allpar.com are really helpful and there is a minivan specific forum.

I towed a 4x6 U-haul last summer and it handled it just fine, had around 1620 lbs total on the trailer and 5260 on the van.

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If the car was mine I'd stick an aux tranny cooler on it even if you never plan to pull a trailer with it! AFIAC factory stock coolers - especially so on the Caravan - are marginal at best.

Aftermarket cooler kits run $50 - $60 or so (look at Autozone or your local UHaul dealer). I've installed several - they are straightforward to do right in your own driveway.
 
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