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
> >
> >
>
>

 

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
> >
> >
>
>

 

Hey Dick,
I'm not into car repairs either (that's why I've always driven Honda's!),
but the dealer where we purchased our camper from installed the hitch for
us, as a promotion they were running at the time. I recall the mechanic
saying it was valued at about $400-$500 or so. Ours is the "Hidden Hitch"
brand, and it's very nice to be able to remove the ball when we're not
pulling anything.
Good Luck!
-chris

"Dick M." <webmiles@coxREMOVE.net> wrote in message
news:3WMZb.8440$7k3.1500@fed1read01...
> 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
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>
>

 

Hey Dick,
I'm not into car repairs either (that's why I've always driven Honda's!),
but the dealer where we purchased our camper from installed the hitch for
us, as a promotion they were running at the time. I recall the mechanic
saying it was valued at about $400-$500 or so. Ours is the "Hidden Hitch"
brand, and it's very nice to be able to remove the ball when we're not
pulling anything.
Good Luck!
-chris

"Dick M." <webmiles@coxREMOVE.net> wrote in message
news:3WMZb.8440$7k3.1500@fed1read01...
> 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
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>
>

 

Hey Dick,
I'm not into car repairs either (that's why I've always driven Honda's!),
but the dealer where we purchased our camper from installed the hitch for
us, as a promotion they were running at the time. I recall the mechanic
saying it was valued at about $400-$500 or so. Ours is the "Hidden Hitch"
brand, and it's very nice to be able to remove the ball when we're not
pulling anything.
Good Luck!
-chris

"Dick M." <webmiles@coxREMOVE.net> wrote in message
news:3WMZb.8440$7k3.1500@fed1read01...
> 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 bought the hidden hitch on line for $100. It only took 30 minutes to
install. You can also get the wiring harness on line for about $25. The
connector to plug it in is already in the wiring harness. As for the trans
cooler, I would install one if you are going to be towing a lot. My own
feelings are it doesn't matter. Honda hasn't yet learned to make a
transmission that will last in the Odyssey. The 2002's are starting to fall
like flies....


"Dick M." <webmiles@coxREMOVE.net> wrote in message
news:3WMZb.8440$7k3.1500@fed1read01...
> 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 bought the hidden hitch on line for $100. It only took 30 minutes to
install. You can also get the wiring harness on line for about $25. The
connector to plug it in is already in the wiring harness. As for the trans
cooler, I would install one if you are going to be towing a lot. My own
feelings are it doesn't matter. Honda hasn't yet learned to make a
transmission that will last in the Odyssey. The 2002's are starting to fall
like flies....


"Dick M." <webmiles@coxREMOVE.net> wrote in message
news:3WMZb.8440$7k3.1500@fed1read01...
> 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 bought the hidden hitch on line for $100. It only took 30 minutes to
install. You can also get the wiring harness on line for about $25. The
connector to plug it in is already in the wiring harness. As for the trans
cooler, I would install one if you are going to be towing a lot. My own
feelings are it doesn't matter. Honda hasn't yet learned to make a
transmission that will last in the Odyssey. The 2002's are starting to fall
like flies....


"Dick M." <webmiles@coxREMOVE.net> wrote in message
news:3WMZb.8440$7k3.1500@fed1read01...
> 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
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>
>