Alex Chamberlain wrote:
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."
Mercedes cautions that the car should not be towed further than about 50
miles!
Marshall
--
Marshall Booth (who doesn't respond to unsigned questions)
"der Dieseling Doktor" [EMAIL PROTECTED]
'87 300TD 182Kmi, '85 190D 2.0 161Kmi, '87 190D 2.5 turbo 237kmi, '84
190D 2.2 229Kmi (retired)
