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Date:         Fri, 7 Feb 2003 21:50:27 -0500
Reply-To:     David Brodbeck <gull@CYBERSPACE.ORG>
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From:         David Brodbeck <gull@CYBERSPACE.ORG>
Subject:      Re: The Vanagon Executive, a True Story
Comments: To: "Loren A. Busch" <lbusch@IX.NETCOM.COM>
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On Thu, 6 Feb 2003, Loren A. Busch wrote:

> While on the subject, what do you do if you want to tow a Westy for a > long distance? Put it on a trailer? Stop an dive it around the block > every 300 miles? What?

I think if it's a manual transmission model, you can tow it four-down as far as you want as long as you put it in neutral and unlock the steering. An automatic transmission van would have to be towed with the rear wheels off the ground or the driveshafts disconnected.

_ _ __ _ _ _| | | | David M. Brodbeck (N8SRE) Ypsilanti, MI / _` | | | | | | +----------------------------------------------------- | (_| | |_| | | | @ cyberspace.org \__, |\__,_|_|_| "To the optimist, the glass is half full. To the |___/ pessimist, the glass is half empty. To the engineer, the glass is twice as big as it needs to be."


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