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Subject:Re: Towing an Automatic Vanagon. Cutting the drive axles?
Date:Wed, 30 Jul 2008 09:42:08 EDT

In a message dated 7/30/08 3:22:46 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM writes:

> I tow them all the time.
> 3 in the last 6 months, I tow them with all 4 wheels on the ground

good way to nuke your auto tranny.

you can tow manuals like that all day long but not the automatic.

ive done it before, years ago when i was a noob, and had the auto tranny
fluid cook and sploog out the filler neck and all over the motor from getting so
hot and under pressure..

from now on i disconnect axles from the hub, or remove them alltogether,
before towing an auto.

manuals i leave in place.

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