I towed my electro-metro across several states in 5th gear. That is the best way to tow.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Alan Batie" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "VanDerWal, Peter MSgt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: "'EV List'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, September 06, 2002 1:10 AM Subject: Re: EV Towing > On Thu, Sep 05, 2002 at 04:34:00PM -0400, VanDerWal, Peter MSgt wrote: > > Whoa there, this is very likely BAD ADVICE. Many transmission can be > > damaged by putting them in neutral and towing them any significant distance, > > 15 miles might just be enough. > > I was under the impression this was only an issue with automatic > transmissions, which have an oil pump driven by the input shaft to > lubricate some of the moving parts. As far as I know, that's not > true of any manual transmissions, but I'm far from being an expert... > > -- > Alan Batie ______ alan.batie.org Me > [EMAIL PROTECTED] \ / www.qrd.org The Triangle > PGPFP DE 3C 29 17 C0 49 7A \ / www.pgpi.com The Weird Numbers > 27 40 A5 3C 37 4A DA 52 B9 \/ spamassassin.taint.org NO SPAM! > > "You just wish sometimes that the [Catholic] Church protected children > as much as it protects fetuses." > -- Lesbian comedian Kate Clinton writing in The Progressive, July issue. >
