Commenting on D-squared's response, I am very surprised to learn that one
could not have the trailer towing package on a car with AC . I don't recall
seeing this in the owner's manual or the FSM, but I'm sure D^2 knows what he
is talking about.
While my car (which has AC) may have had the towing package springs added
after delivery (the original owner was a long time friend of mine, who has
since passed away, so I can't ask him), there is no evidence of an added
transmission cooler being on the car. There is certainly room for one, and
it is a good idea in general to add one to a car which is going to be doing
any kind of heavy hauling. I don't think there would be a problem in having
both the AC condensor and the transmission cooler up there - there's loads
of room.
Dick Benjamin
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From: <dardal@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
There was a "towing package" however
> available for 68. It included a subframe that mounted the hitch to the
rear
> unitbody subframe. The towing package was recommended if the trailer was
a
> certain weight up (don't recall the numbers, its in the owners mannual. I
can
> look it up if you want, but I think the threshold weight was 4,000-5,000
lbs.)
> A picture of the frame is in the owner's manual (which I could supply you
with
> a copy). Based on that, you can fabricate the frame with the help of a
> welder. Also, the towing package did not include AC. The condenser was
> replaced with a huge transmission cooler of the same size as the
condenser. I
> really doubt you need that big of a cooler. I think that just adding an
> aftermarket large cooler n front of the condenser will suffice. The
towing
> package still maintained the 2.94 rear gears.
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