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Date:         Mon, 13 May 2002 06:44:26 -0500
Reply-To:     Chuck Hill <hilltech@NETINS.NET>
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From:         Chuck Hill <hilltech@NETINS.NET>
Subject:      Towing a Vehicle w. Auto Trans
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Chris Jordan asked:


has anyone towed a automatic vanagon in neutral w/ rear drive wheels on
the=20
ground, rolling, for about 100 or so miles? ground, rolling, for about
100 or so miles?


My very first Vanagon (w. Auto trans.)was purchased from a fellow who
towed it all over the country behind his big motor home.  The way he did
it was to start up the Vanagon and let it idle as he drove along.  This
way the transmission has its oil pump running, and everything works
fine.  You say, but what if......?, and of course you're right.  If the
engine stops running, you will probably damage the transmission,
depending on speed and distance.  Still, it has worked for some, and as
a temporary thing, I would do it myself.


Chuck Hill
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