[Fot] Tow vehicle help

[Herald948 at aol.com]

I used to haul all sort of stuff around on my ugly old single-axle trailer  
pulled by a '91 Explorer XL with towing package and manual gearbox. A 
consistent  19 mpg towing (A/C on or off), and a consistent 10-21 mpg NOT towing.
 
Only bad tow I ever had was bringing back my Standard Pennant from WV to  NY. 
Realized on the way down that I was running on only five cylinders. Realized  
half-way back (central PA) that I'd lost the rear brakes on the Explorer due 
to  a rusted steel hydraulic line. Neither problem was easily fixable en route 
(try  to find a mechanic in MECHANICSBURG, PA, on a Saturday afternoon!), but 
neither  stopped me from getting home safely. Not a bad hauler, really.  

--Andy  Mace

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*Man: Well, no ... It's not so  much of a jet, it's more your, er, Triumph 
Herald engine with wings.
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