pathfinder92 Posted October 17, 2009 Share Posted October 17, 2009 hi folks...got a 1992 Pathfinder SE 4WD......yesterday the motor finally died in my other car but I need to get it towed to a shop thats 200 miles away to get a new engine dropped in it. the car weighs roughly 2600lbs according to the door stickers....the trip would be basically half interstate and half country roads all on genrally flat land...would it be safe to use my pathfinder to tow my car for this distance? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nismothunder Posted October 17, 2009 Share Posted October 17, 2009 auto?stick?If its a auto does it have a aftermarket tranny cooler?If not I wouldnt do it since you'd probly burn the tranny up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pathfinder92 Posted October 17, 2009 Author Share Posted October 17, 2009 its a auto and does not have a aftermarket cooler Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toby Posted October 17, 2009 Share Posted October 17, 2009 Get an aftermarket trans cooler. The stock one is about as useless as anything. Towing while using the stock cooler will end up killing your trans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pathfinder92 Posted October 18, 2009 Author Share Posted October 18, 2009 thanks for the feedback Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrimGreg Posted October 19, 2009 Share Posted October 19, 2009 Yeah, hook up an external cooler and use a dolly and you should have no issues. A full trailer with the car would probably push you very near or over the tow weight rating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pathfinder92 Posted October 20, 2009 Author Share Posted October 20, 2009 (edited) so a dolly would be safe with a trans cooler? I had the tranny replaced right after i bought this truck a while back Edited October 20, 2009 by pathfinder92 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morpheus Posted October 21, 2009 Share Posted October 21, 2009 you should be fine with a dolly. The cooler is a great idea, even if you were just wheeling. you have to figure a complete car hauler probably weighs at least 1500 lbs by it's self, and if you were thinking about u-haul, they probably wouldn't let you run it with a pathy. They've got pretty strict guidelines. The dolly probably only weighs 300lbs, and if it's the crapalier that you're towing in the pic, it's front wheel drive, so it would work great on a 2 wheel dolly. Make sure if you're renting the dolly from u-haul too, that you stop by ahead of time and make sure they "OK" your vehicle for towing it. I've heard many people show up the day they're supposed to go and they won't let them take it because of stupid reasons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamzan Posted October 21, 2009 Share Posted October 21, 2009 you should be fine with a dolly. The cooler is a great idea, even if you were just wheeling. you have to figure a complete car hauler probably weighs at least 1500 lbs by it's self, and if you were thinking about u-haul, they probably wouldn't let you run it with a pathy. They've got pretty strict guidelines. The dolly probably only weighs 300lbs, and if it's the crapalier that you're towing in the pic, it's front wheel drive, so it would work great on a 2 wheel dolly. Make sure if you're renting the dolly from u-haul too, that you stop by ahead of time and make sure they "OK" your vehicle for towing it. I've heard many people show up the day they're supposed to go and they won't let them take it because of stupid reasons. Yep they wouldn't let me tow my 95 pathy with our 2000 pathy. So I waited til my friend wanted to buy a car and we just told them we were towing a 92 Jetta instead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edicer2 Posted October 21, 2009 Share Posted October 21, 2009 you should be fine with a dolly. The cooler is a great idea, even if you were just wheeling. you have to figure a complete car hauler probably weighs at least 1500 lbs by it's self, and if you were thinking about u-haul, they probably wouldn't let you run it with a pathy. They've got pretty strict guidelines. The dolly probably only weighs 300lbs, and if it's the crapalier that you're towing in the pic, it's front wheel drive, so it would work great on a 2 wheel dolly. Make sure if you're renting the dolly from u-haul too, that you stop by ahead of time and make sure they "OK" your vehicle for towing it. I've heard many people show up the day they're supposed to go and they won't let them take it because of stupid reasons. looks like a z24 bretta to me buti might be wrong Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morpheus Posted October 23, 2009 Share Posted October 23, 2009 ... a cavalier in a sport coat ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nunya Posted October 23, 2009 Share Posted October 23, 2009 Yea, it's a Beretta (or 2 door Corsica if you want to be blunt about it, little bigger/heavier than a Cavie). As said You should be ok with a dolly just go for an aftermarket trans cooler before stressing the trans. Don't want to replace that... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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