On 3/31/06, archer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I seem to remember a previous discussion where it was said that if there > was > a pump in the back of the transmission, the car could be towed without > disconnecting the driveshaft. Some versions of MB transmissions had pumps > in the back as well as the front and some didn't if I recall correctly. > Gerry Archer > '83 240D and 300D >
I can't resist the opportunity to quote the best automotive writer ever, the late, lamented (even if he did hate diesels) L.J.K. Setright---from his book "Mercedes-Benz SL and SLC": "Always thorough, Daimler-Benz put a secondary oil pump in their automatic transmission so that the 450 could be towed, making it surely the first car designed to be reliable even in the broken-down state." Alex Chamberlain '87 300D Turbo '93 Isuzu Trooper
