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discodaz:
Just got this months caravan club magazine, in the back pages theres an article about Pajeros overheating when towing in warm weather or up high terrain, it says that their Red Pennant recovery service have had a notable number of call outs from Pajero owners whose cars have overheated.Also they state the case of a member whose Pajero suffered clutch failure,when it went in for repair the specialist said that the clutch & flywheel were unsuitable for towing & that they see this kind of thing day in & day out, this is NOT intended as a Mitsi V L-R thing, just something to be aware of,I would hate to see any one get stung.
Apparantly  this doesn't affect the Shogun.

Jan:
Hmmmm I tow a trailer with 2 large horses in up and down the steepest hills in Pembs every weekend and have never had any problems ~~ Touch Wood  :(
Would that be heavier than a caravan ?

Does this say if it is the 2.5 or 2.8 Paj ?  ~~ Jan Xx

discodaz:
No doesn't differentiate, only thing I can honestly think of is that some cars were specced differently, possibly a smaller rad or something.
I wonder if Shoguns were designed with towing in mind,& some of the ex Japan cars weren't.(money saving measures)
I would imagine that 2 horses in a horse box would weigh more than a caravan.
The article did seem to be pointing at hot continental weather & mountain passes though,not the sort of weather we get.
The main problem of course is that no one has a clue how a grey import was treated when in Japan.

joker777:
I have towed non stop ( apart for wee and fuel) to cornwall a number of times and the old girl hasnt over heated once i also tow a swb shogun on a dolly with no problems. I think your point about japan is a very valid point and could well be the main reason for thin concern

robbie:
It could be something simple like the heat detector for the fan coing on at the correct time, if this is causing the rad to overheat .......

just a thought

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