I thought we were talking about Spridgets!
Bob
> Some cars need the shaft ondone , depending on the length of the
>tow and also the speed , there of. Automatics, today, because they
>have no rear pump to lube rotating parts ( an automatic equipped
>vehicle can be towed by merely letting the engine idle and the car in
>neutral). 55-57 Chev. cars and truck need the shaft ondone because
>they get no oiling and hence will self destruct after some miles of
>towing.
>
> Brad
>----- Original Message -----
>From: <RBHouston@aol.com>
>To: <britclas@ior.com>; <DLancer7676@cs.com>;
><breiz@bellatlantic.net>; <spridgets@autox.team.net>
>Sent: Monday, August 21, 2000 8:10 PM
>Subject: Re: saw my baby/towing again
>
>
>In a message dated 08/21/2000 5:03:30 PM Mountain Daylight Time,
>britclas@ior.com writes:
>
>> Why make this towing thing such a big deal? I have towed Spridgets
>all
>> over the Western USA and never onbolted a thing. My longest tow was
>a
>> Bugeye that followed me, at speed, for 1700 miles, .....
>> no problems, ever.
>>
>>
>> Brad
>>
>The MG list debated this ad infinitem a while back. One of the list
>members
>dad was going to tow a B behind his motor home. Last I heard he was
>towing
>away merrily without disconnecting anything either.
>
>For what it's worth we always disconnected the driveshaft when we
>reposseded
>a car by towing it away with a tow chain. A real art that...
>
>RH
>
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