The boat is a 19ft Sunmaster which is +- 800kg, so the load with all other accessories in the boat, still under a ton. The bakkie towed quite well on the level road, but underperformed on the steep hills.(going past Malmesbury) I had to change down to second gear (3000rpm - 3500rpm) and when changing to 3rd, lost power and had to go back to 2nd, which made the temp climb to almost in the red. It was about 3pm and hot outside, I never had the a/c on, and sometimes put the heater on to help cool the engine down.
The trip back to CT, was later in the day and cooler outside with a strong SE headwind and the temp never went above 3/4, but still battled with the hills.
She has 250 000km on the clock, no intercooler or chip.The injectors have not been looked at to my knowledge. The engine normally performs very well, even when fully loaded on our annual trips to Namibia, but i don't usually tow anything.
Is the 3.0 KZTE capabale of towing such a heavy load, or do i need to look at a D4D or V6 Cruiser or 4.0l V6 Hilux for towing.
I was hoping for any advice as to where i should start to look at changes or repairs to my bakkie.
Please help
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Ian