We mortals weave a tangled web.
Bill
PS And/or hung are up on degree of difficulty points...
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On Friday, May 4, 2018, riverside <riverside at southslope.net> wrote:
I ran one of the early Road America regionals ? ?72 I think.
There were two other TR3?s there besides mine and one
of them was flat towed behind a 289 Cobra!
art de armond
From: Bill Dentinger via Fot
Sent: Friday, May 04, 2018 10:53 AM
To: jwheeler1947 at yahoo.com ; fot at autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Fot] Flat towing a Vitesse
And, of course, how one ends up with an email address moniker...CATPUSHER.
It all fits.
Bill Dentinger
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From: Jack Wheeler via Fot <fot at autox.team.net>
To: fot <fot at autox.team.net>
Sent: Fri, May 4, 2018 8:28 am
Subject: [Fot] Flat towing a Vitesse
I really shouldn't speak for Hardy, but I do recall him flat towing his TR-3
race car behind his 1967 E-Type coupe for years, up to about 1987? I also seem
to recall that he disconnected the driveshaft in the TR-3.
Jack
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From: John Styduhar via Fot <fot at autox.team.net>
To: Bill Dentinger <billdentin at aol.com>
Cc: Friends of Triumph <fot at autox.team.net>; Brad Kahler <bkahler1 at
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Sent: Thursday, May 3, 2018, 8:42:53 PM EDT
Subject: Re: [Fot] Flat towing a Vitesse
?We should get some input from Hardy Prentice, the grand-daddy of flat towing
TR experience.?
On Wed, May 2, 2018 at 11:57 PM, Bill Dentinger via Fot <fot at autox.team.net>
wrote:
Hell...years ago Chevy made a stovebolt 6 engine that worked like that. The
?Splash Oiler?., when little scoops used to come down, fill up with oil, and
splash oil the engine. Should work in a tranny. Old fashioned High Tech.
Vrooom....
Bill Dentinger
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> On May 2, 2018, at 2:22 PM, Jerry Van Vlack via Fot <fot at autox.team.net>
> wrote:
>
> If you have an open transmission look inside and turn the output shaft while
> holding the input shaft stationary. What you'll see is none of the gears
> turn, only the syncro hubs will turn since they are locked to the main shaft.
> I doubt that they will cause enough oil to lube the gears and bushings on the
> main shaft while it's turning. I think you're taking a chance if towing very
> far or at high speeds.
>
> I would not take the chance.
> JVV
>
> -----Original Message----- From: Tony Drews via Fot
> Sent: Wednesday, May 2, 2018 1:04 PM
> To: Brad Kahler ; Friends of Triumph
> Subject: Re: [Fot] Flat towing a Vitesse
>
> Do any of the gears spin in the trans when in neutral? I have a vague
> recollection about towing in neutral for long distances causing
> excessive wear on trans output due to no oil circulation, and
> disconnecting the driveshaft was a better option (but a major pain in
> the *ss)...
>
> Tony Drews
>
>
>> On 5/1/2018 8:08 AM, Brad Kahler via Fot wrote:
>> A friend of mine wants to flat tow a Vitesse behind his motorhome.
>> Are there any issues other than placing the transmission in neutral
>> that he needs to worry about?
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>> Brad
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