... >my suggestion would be to install a tachometer and oil temp gauge as >well. and a cylinder head temp gauge wouldn't hurt. the tachometer is to >keep track of your engine speed, so you can shift down on hills to keep >the rpm up (to keep the fan speed up and keep the engine cool!). pulling >a trailer tends to make folks forget about the rpm, and on an aircooled >bus, it's critical to the cooling.
This is good advice. I think I should do just that. OTOH, it looks like I may not be able to do the trailer anyway, as I am unable to find a hitch beyond the one that uses the eyelets and I tend to agree with others who say this is not a very reliable method What I don't grasp is that the hitches I see on the eyelets are sold class one, but only good up to 1000lbs, which ain't class one. I should probably get a tach and an oil temp guage anyway. Thanks for the help. Regards, John |
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