I am thinking of installing a trailer hitch on my
2000 Odyssey in order to pull a small U-haul
trailer. However, I wonder if that is such a
good idea considering all the problems Honda
is having with the automatic transmissions.

Would I be better off renting a small truck at
around $1000 than risking damaging the
transmission?

Dick

 

"Dick M." <webmiles@coxREMOVE.net> wrote in message news:<J3sZb.6729$7k3.6031@fed1read01>...
> I am thinking of installing a trailer hitch on my
> 2000 Odyssey in order to pull a small U-haul
> trailer. However, I wonder if that is such a
> good idea considering all the problems Honda
> is having with the automatic transmissions.
>
> Would I be better off renting a small truck at
> around $1000 than risking damaging the
> transmission?
>
> Dick

install a good tranny cooler and power steering cooler and you'll be
fine. go with the honda parts, they fit right , and the wiring is a 1
connector process instead of a bunch of crappy scotch locks.
Chip

 

"Dick M." <webmiles@coxREMOVE.net> wrote in message news:<J3sZb.6729$7k3.6031@fed1read01>...
> I am thinking of installing a trailer hitch on my
> 2000 Odyssey in order to pull a small U-haul
> trailer. However, I wonder if that is such a
> good idea considering all the problems Honda
> is having with the automatic transmissions.
>
> Would I be better off renting a small truck at
> around $1000 than risking damaging the
> transmission?
>
> Dick

install a good tranny cooler and power steering cooler and you'll be
fine. go with the honda parts, they fit right , and the wiring is a 1
connector process instead of a bunch of crappy scotch locks.
Chip

 

"Dick M." <webmiles@coxREMOVE.net> wrote in message news:<J3sZb.6729$7k3.6031@fed1read01>...
> I am thinking of installing a trailer hitch on my
> 2000 Odyssey in order to pull a small U-haul
> trailer. However, I wonder if that is such a
> good idea considering all the problems Honda
> is having with the automatic transmissions.
>
> Would I be better off renting a small truck at
> around $1000 than risking damaging the
> transmission?
>
> Dick

install a good tranny cooler and power steering cooler and you'll be
fine. go with the honda parts, they fit right , and the wiring is a 1
connector process instead of a bunch of crappy scotch locks.
Chip

 

I'll probably only be using the trailer hitch for this onetime
950 mile trip. Installing a transmission cooler and a power
steering cooler (whatever they are) would seem to make
a small truck rental more cost effective. Right?
Dick

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

"Chip Stein" wrote
>
> install a good tranny cooler and power steering cooler and you'll be
> fine. go with the honda parts, they fit right , and the wiring is a 1
> connector process instead of a bunch of crappy scotch locks.
> Chip

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

> "Dick M." wrote
> > I am thinking of installing a trailer hitch on my
> > 2000 Odyssey in order to pull a small U-haul
> > trailer. However, I wonder if that is such a
> > good idea considering all the problems Honda
> > is having with the automatic transmissions.
> >
> > Would I be better off renting a small truck at
> > around $1000 than risking damaging the
> > transmission?
> >
> > Dick

 

I'll probably only be using the trailer hitch for this onetime
950 mile trip. Installing a transmission cooler and a power
steering cooler (whatever they are) would seem to make
a small truck rental more cost effective. Right?
Dick

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

"Chip Stein" wrote
>
> install a good tranny cooler and power steering cooler and you'll be
> fine. go with the honda parts, they fit right , and the wiring is a 1
> connector process instead of a bunch of crappy scotch locks.
> Chip

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

> "Dick M." wrote
> > I am thinking of installing a trailer hitch on my
> > 2000 Odyssey in order to pull a small U-haul
> > trailer. However, I wonder if that is such a
> > good idea considering all the problems Honda
> > is having with the automatic transmissions.
> >
> > Would I be better off renting a small truck at
> > around $1000 than risking damaging the
> > transmission?
> >
> > Dick

 

I'll probably only be using the trailer hitch for this onetime
950 mile trip. Installing a transmission cooler and a power
steering cooler (whatever they are) would seem to make
a small truck rental more cost effective. Right?
Dick

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

"Chip Stein" wrote
>
> install a good tranny cooler and power steering cooler and you'll be
> fine. go with the honda parts, they fit right , and the wiring is a 1
> connector process instead of a bunch of crappy scotch locks.
> Chip

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

> "Dick M." wrote
> > I am thinking of installing a trailer hitch on my
> > 2000 Odyssey in order to pull a small U-haul
> > trailer. However, I wonder if that is such a
> > good idea considering all the problems Honda
> > is having with the automatic transmissions.
> >
> > Would I be better off renting a small truck at
> > around $1000 than risking damaging the
> > transmission?
> >
> > Dick

 

Our 2000 Odyssey pulled a tent trailer, the wife & 3 kids, plus all our gear
over 3500 miles through the mountains of Idaho & Montana last summer. We had
the tranny cooler only installed, and it was 110 F on a couple of days.
I figured this was a great test for the vehicle. The Odyssey passed with
flying colors; no trouble in anyway- in fact, the heat gauge was right on
normal the whole trip.
-chris

"Dick M." <webmiles@coxREMOVE.net> wrote in message
news:laBZb.7830$7k3.7395@fed1read01...
> I'll probably only be using the trailer hitch for this onetime
> 950 mile trip. Installing a transmission cooler and a power
> steering cooler (whatever they are) would seem to make
> a small truck rental more cost effective. Right?
> Dick
>
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>
> "Chip Stein" wrote
> >
> > install a good tranny cooler and power steering cooler and you'll be
> > fine. go with the honda parts, they fit right , and the wiring is a 1
> > connector process instead of a bunch of crappy scotch locks.
> > Chip
>
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>
> > "Dick M." wrote
> > > I am thinking of installing a trailer hitch on my
> > > 2000 Odyssey in order to pull a small U-haul
> > > trailer. However, I wonder if that is such a
> > > good idea considering all the problems Honda
> > > is having with the automatic transmissions.
> > >
> > > Would I be better off renting a small truck at
> > > around $1000 than risking damaging the
> > > transmission?
> > >
> > > Dick
>
>

 

Our 2000 Odyssey pulled a tent trailer, the wife & 3 kids, plus all our gear
over 3500 miles through the mountains of Idaho & Montana last summer. We had
the tranny cooler only installed, and it was 110 F on a couple of days.
I figured this was a great test for the vehicle. The Odyssey passed with
flying colors; no trouble in anyway- in fact, the heat gauge was right on
normal the whole trip.
-chris

"Dick M." <webmiles@coxREMOVE.net> wrote in message
news:laBZb.7830$7k3.7395@fed1read01...
> I'll probably only be using the trailer hitch for this onetime
> 950 mile trip. Installing a transmission cooler and a power
> steering cooler (whatever they are) would seem to make
> a small truck rental more cost effective. Right?
> Dick
>
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>
> "Chip Stein" wrote
> >
> > install a good tranny cooler and power steering cooler and you'll be
> > fine. go with the honda parts, they fit right , and the wiring is a 1
> > connector process instead of a bunch of crappy scotch locks.
> > Chip
>
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>
> > "Dick M." wrote
> > > I am thinking of installing a trailer hitch on my
> > > 2000 Odyssey in order to pull a small U-haul
> > > trailer. However, I wonder if that is such a
> > > good idea considering all the problems Honda
> > > is having with the automatic transmissions.
> > >
> > > Would I be better off renting a small truck at
> > > around $1000 than risking damaging the
> > > transmission?
> > >
> > > Dick
>
>

 

Our 2000 Odyssey pulled a tent trailer, the wife & 3 kids, plus all our gear
over 3500 miles through the mountains of Idaho & Montana last summer. We had
the tranny cooler only installed, and it was 110 F on a couple of days.
I figured this was a great test for the vehicle. The Odyssey passed with
flying colors; no trouble in anyway- in fact, the heat gauge was right on
normal the whole trip.
-chris

"Dick M." <webmiles@coxREMOVE.net> wrote in message
news:laBZb.7830$7k3.7395@fed1read01...
> I'll probably only be using the trailer hitch for this onetime
> 950 mile trip. Installing a transmission cooler and a power
> steering cooler (whatever they are) would seem to make
> a small truck rental more cost effective. Right?
> Dick
>
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>
> "Chip Stein" wrote
> >
> > install a good tranny cooler and power steering cooler and you'll be
> > fine. go with the honda parts, they fit right , and the wiring is a 1
> > connector process instead of a bunch of crappy scotch locks.
> > Chip
>
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>
> > "Dick M." wrote
> > > I am thinking of installing a trailer hitch on my
> > > 2000 Odyssey in order to pull a small U-haul
> > > trailer. However, I wonder if that is such a
> > > good idea considering all the problems Honda
> > > is having with the automatic transmissions.
> > >
> > > Would I be better off renting a small truck at
> > > around $1000 than risking damaging the
> > > transmission?
> > >
> > > Dick
>
>

 

I'm not into car repairs myself. How much will I have to pay to
get a tranny cooler and have it installed? Also, how much
will a trailler hitch with installation cost?
Thanks,
Dick

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

"Chris" wrote
> Our 2000 Odyssey pulled a tent trailer, the wife & 3 kids, plus all our
gear
> over 3500 miles through the mountains of Idaho & Montana last summer. We
had
> the tranny cooler only installed, and it was 110 F on a couple of days.
> I figured this was a great test for the vehicle. The Odyssey passed with
> flying colors; no trouble in anyway- in fact, the heat gauge was right on
> normal the whole trip.
> -chris
>
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

> "Dick M." wrote in message
> > I'll probably only be using the trailer hitch for this onetime
> > 950 mile trip. Installing a transmission cooler and a power
> > steering cooler (whatever they are) would seem to make
> > a small truck rental more cost effective. Right?
> > Dick
> >
> > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> >
> > "Chip Stein" wrote
> > >
> > > install a good tranny cooler and power steering cooler and you'll be
> > > fine. go with the honda parts, they fit right , and the wiring is a 1
> > > connector process instead of a bunch of crappy scotch locks.
> > > Chip
> >
> > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> >
> > > "Dick M." wrote
> > > > I am thinking of installing a trailer hitch on my
> > > > 2000 Odyssey in order to pull a small U-haul
> > > > trailer. However, I wonder if that is such a
> > > > good idea considering all the problems Honda
> > > > is having with the automatic transmissions.
> > > >
> > > > Would I be better off renting a small truck at
> > > > around $1000 than risking damaging the
> > > > transmission?
> > > >
> > > > Dick
> >
> >
>
>

 

I'm not into car repairs myself. How much will I have to pay to
get a tranny cooler and have it installed? Also, how much
will a trailler hitch with installation cost?
Thanks,
Dick

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

"Chris" wrote
> Our 2000 Odyssey pulled a tent trailer, the wife & 3 kids, plus all our
gear
> over 3500 miles through the mountains of Idaho & Montana last summer. We
had
> the tranny cooler only installed, and it was 110 F on a couple of days.
> I figured this was a great test for the vehicle. The Odyssey passed with
> flying colors; no trouble in anyway- in fact, the heat gauge was right on
> normal the whole trip.
> -chris
>
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

> "Dick M." wrote in message
> > I'll probably only be using the trailer hitch for this onetime
> > 950 mile trip. Installing a transmission cooler and a power
> > steering cooler (whatever they are) would seem to make
> > a small truck rental more cost effective. Right?
> > Dick
> >
> > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> >
> > "Chip Stein" wrote
> > >
> > > install a good tranny cooler and power steering cooler and you'll be
> > > fine. go with the honda parts, they fit right , and the wiring is a 1
> > > connector process instead of a bunch of crappy scotch locks.
> > > Chip
> >
> > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> >
> > > "Dick M." wrote
> > > > I am thinking of installing a trailer hitch on my
> > > > 2000 Odyssey in order to pull a small U-haul
> > > > trailer. However, I wonder if that is such a
> > > > good idea considering all the problems Honda
> > > > is having with the automatic transmissions.
> > > >
> > > > Would I be better off renting a small truck at
> > > > around $1000 than risking damaging the
> > > > transmission?
> > > >
> > > > Dick
> >
> >
>
>

 

I'm not into car repairs myself. How much will I have to pay to
get a tranny cooler and have it installed? Also, how much
will a trailler hitch with installation cost?
Thanks,
Dick

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

"Chris" wrote
> Our 2000 Odyssey pulled a tent trailer, the wife & 3 kids, plus all our
gear
> over 3500 miles through the mountains of Idaho & Montana last summer. We
had
> the tranny cooler only installed, and it was 110 F on a couple of days.
> I figured this was a great test for the vehicle. The Odyssey passed with
> flying colors; no trouble in anyway- in fact, the heat gauge was right on
> normal the whole trip.
> -chris
>
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

> "Dick M." wrote in message
> > I'll probably only be using the trailer hitch for this onetime
> > 950 mile trip. Installing a transmission cooler and a power
> > steering cooler (whatever they are) would seem to make
> > a small truck rental more cost effective. Right?
> > Dick
> >
> > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> >
> > "Chip Stein" wrote
> > >
> > > install a good tranny cooler and power steering cooler and you'll be
> > > fine. go with the honda parts, they fit right , and the wiring is a 1
> > > connector process instead of a bunch of crappy scotch locks.
> > > Chip
> >
> > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> >
> > > "Dick M." wrote
> > > > I am thinking of installing a trailer hitch on my
> > > > 2000 Odyssey in order to pull a small U-haul
> > > > trailer. However, I wonder if that is such a
> > > > good idea considering all the problems Honda
> > > > is having with the automatic transmissions.
> > > >
> > > > Would I be better off renting a small truck at
> > > > around $1000 than risking damaging the
> > > > transmission?
> > > >
> > > > Dick
> >
> >
>
>

 

I'm not into car repairs myself. How much will I have to pay to
get a tranny cooler and have it installed? Also, how much
will a trailer hitch with installation cost?
Thanks,
Dick

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

"Chris" wrote
> Our 2000 Odyssey pulled a tent trailer, the wife & 3 kids, plus all our
gear
> over 3500 miles through the mountains of Idaho & Montana last summer. We
had
> the tranny cooler only installed, and it was 110 F on a couple of days.
> I figured this was a great test for the vehicle. The Odyssey passed with
> flying colors; no trouble in anyway- in fact, the heat gauge was right on
> normal the whole trip.
> -chris
>
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

> "Dick M." wrote in message
> > I'll probably only be using the trailer hitch for this onetime
> > 950 mile trip. Installing a transmission cooler and a power
> > steering cooler (whatever they are) would seem to make
> > a small truck rental more cost effective. Right?
> > Dick
> >
> > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> >
> > "Chip Stein" wrote
> > >
> > > install a good tranny cooler and power steering cooler and you'll be
> > > fine. go with the honda parts, they fit right , and the wiring is a 1
> > > connector process instead of a bunch of crappy scotch locks.
> > > Chip
> >
> > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> >
> > > "Dick M." wrote
> > > > I am thinking of installing a trailer hitch on my
> > > > 2000 Odyssey in order to pull a small U-haul
> > > > trailer. However, I wonder if that is such a
> > > > good idea considering all the problems Honda
> > > > is having with the automatic transmissions.
> > > >
> > > > Would I be better off renting a small truck at
> > > > around $1000 than risking damaging the
> > > > transmission?
> > > >
> > > > Dick
> >
> >
>
>

 

I'm not into car repairs myself. How much will I have to pay to
get a tranny cooler and have it installed? Also, how much
will a trailer hitch with installation cost?
Thanks,
Dick

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

"Chris" wrote
> Our 2000 Odyssey pulled a tent trailer, the wife & 3 kids, plus all our
gear
> over 3500 miles through the mountains of Idaho & Montana last summer. We
had
> the tranny cooler only installed, and it was 110 F on a couple of days.
> I figured this was a great test for the vehicle. The Odyssey passed with
> flying colors; no trouble in anyway- in fact, the heat gauge was right on
> normal the whole trip.
> -chris
>
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

> "Dick M." wrote in message
> > I'll probably only be using the trailer hitch for this onetime
> > 950 mile trip. Installing a transmission cooler and a power
> > steering cooler (whatever they are) would seem to make
> > a small truck rental more cost effective. Right?
> > Dick
> >
> > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> >
> > "Chip Stein" wrote
> > >
> > > install a good tranny cooler and power steering cooler and you'll be
> > > fine. go with the honda parts, they fit right , and the wiring is a 1
> > > connector process instead of a bunch of crappy scotch locks.
> > > Chip
> >
> > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> >
> > > "Dick M." wrote
> > > > I am thinking of installing a trailer hitch on my
> > > > 2000 Odyssey in order to pull a small U-haul
> > > > trailer. However, I wonder if that is such a
> > > > good idea considering all the problems Honda
> > > > is having with the automatic transmissions.
> > > >
> > > > Would I be better off renting a small truck at
> > > > around $1000 than risking damaging the
> > > > transmission?
> > > >
> > > > Dick
> >
> >
>
>