The advantage to the five speed, even though you didn't use it, is that
you can remove the driveshaft and no fluid will leak.
Therefore, everyone with four speeds please install five speeds asap.
Adam
--- Donna and Terry Cost <tcost@hot.rr.com> wrote:
> I towed my 5 speed roadster for several 200-400 mile trips with no
> damage
> and without removing the drive shaft. If you stop every 100 miles or
> so and
> start the engine you lubricate the transmission naturally, so stop a
> few
> more times on your journey and things will be fine. I never even did
> that,
> but you might be more nervous than I am. The roadster driveshaft can
> be
> fastened under the car to keep it in the tailshaft and not leak, or
> you can
> make a plug from an old driveshaft and wire it to the tailshaft.
> Dollies
> come in different widths, so you need to shop for one that will fit
> your
> wheelbase. If you drive on a lot of tollroads, you might consider a
> single
> axle trailer to keep from paying tolls on an extra axle. Also,
> dollies WILL
> NOT BACK UP! I have had to take my car loose, disconnect, and reload
> two or
> three times when I accidentally found a "no outlet" road, another
> reason to
> keep the driveshaft in place.
>
> Leisure Suit Terry
>
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