Re: [Healeys] 5-Speed towing

[i erbs via Healeys <healeys@autox.team.net>]

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make sure it is in neutral. Sounds scary to me though. I would rather it be
in an enclosed trailer
Ira Erbs
Milwaukie,OR
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     (______ \____1959 BN4____/ _______)
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          BT7 engine and disk brakes


1967 MGB  [image: MG]

A racing car is an animal with a thousand adjustments. Mario Andretti
Please excuse random auto corrects and misspelled words


On Tue, Mar 7, 2023 at 3:38=E2=80=AFPM alfuller194--- via Healeys <
healeys@autox.team.net> wrote:

> For those of you who have converted to the Toyota 5-speed: can you confir=
m
> it is OK to tow the car with the rear wheels on the ground?
>
>
>
> I towed a prior Healey with a Toyota W58 across country, and don=E2=80=99=
t recall
> having to remove the drive shaft =E2=80=93 but can=E2=80=99t be sure=E2=
=80=A6
>
>
>
> Michael Oritt- Did you ever get an answer on the Celica forum to whether
> the W58 can be flat towed?
>
>
>
> I need to tow my Austin-Healey with W58 for about 300 miles [Las Vegas to
> Los Angeles].
>
>
>
> For those of you who don=E2=80=99t actually know and want to speculate: Y=
es, I do
> know I could jack up the car, disconnect the drive shaft, secure the shaf=
t
> in a way it doesn=E2=80=99t let the fluid leak out nor fall off the car, =
and then
> repeat in the business lot where I am delivering the car.
>
>
>
> ----------------
>
> All the best,
>
>
>
> Al Fuller
>
>
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<div dir=3D"ltr">make sure it is in neutral. Sounds scary to me though. I w=
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r=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_signature" data-smartmail=3D"gmail_signature"><div=
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tr"><div><div dir=3D"ltr"><div><div dir=3D"ltr"><div><div dir=3D"ltr"><div =
dir=3D"ltr">Ira Erbs<div>Milwaukie,OR</div><div><span style=3D"font-family:=
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=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0_______</span><br style=3D"font-family:&#39;=
Times New Roman&#39;,serif"><span style=3D"font-family:&#39;Times New Roman=
&#39;,serif">=C2=A0 =C2=A0=C2=A0 (______ \____1959 BN4____/ _______)</span>=
<br style=3D"font-family:&#39;Times New Roman&#39;,serif"><span style=3D"fo=
nt-family:&#39;Times New Roman&#39;,serif">=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0=C2=
=A0 (_________________________)</span></div><div>=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=
=A0 =C2=A0 BT7 engine and disk brakes</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><d=
iv>1967 MGB =C2=A0<img src=3D"http://www.britishcarspecialists.com/assets/i=
mages/MG_emblem.jpg" alt=3D"MG"></div><div><br></div><div><span style=3D"co=
lor:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:&quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;,Helvetica,Arial,sa=
ns-serif;font-size:14px">A racing car is an animal with a thousand adjustme=
nts. Mario Andretti</span><br></div><div>Please excuse random auto corrects=
 and misspelled words</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>=
</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br></div><br><div class=3D=
"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Tue, Mar 7, 2023 at =
3:38=E2=80=AFPM alfuller194--- via Healeys &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:healeys@au=
tox.team.net">healeys@autox.team.net</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote cl=
ass=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid=
 rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div class=3D"msg448935742653107203"><d=
iv lang=3D"EN-US" style=3D"overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div class=3D"m_4489=
35742653107203WordSection1"><p class=3D"MsoNormal">For those of you who hav=
e converted to the Toyota 5-speed: can you confirm it is OK to tow the car =
with the rear wheels on the ground? <u></u><u></u></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal=
"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal">I towed a prior Healey wit=
h a Toyota W58 across country, and don=E2=80=99t recall having to remove th=
e drive shaft =E2=80=93 but can=E2=80=99t be sure=E2=80=A6<u></u><u></u></p=
><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal">Mich=
ael Oritt- Did you ever get an answer on the Celica forum to whether the W5=
8 can be flat towed? <u></u><u></u></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><u></u>=C2=A0=
<u></u></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal">I need to tow my Austin-Healey with W58 f=
or about 300 miles [Las Vegas to Los Angeles].<u></u><u></u></p><p class=3D=
"MsoNormal"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal">For those of you=
 who don=E2=80=99t actually know and want to speculate: Yes, I do know I co=
uld jack up the car, disconnect the drive shaft, secure the shaft in a way =
it doesn=E2=80=99t let the fluid leak out nor fall off the car, and then re=
peat in the business lot where I am delivering the car.<u></u><u></u></p><p=
 class=3D"MsoNormal"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal">-------=
---------<u></u><u></u></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal">All the best,<u></u><u></=
u></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"=
>Al Fuller<u></u><u></u></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></p>=
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