[Fot] Flat towing a Vitesse

[Jerry Van Vlack]

I had a 37 Chevy with that 216 splash oiler system. Those dippers went into 
a trough that had oil pumped into them from the sump. The dippers did splash 
oil to the inside of the engine but what they also did as they rotated at 
engine rpm was to create enough pressure to feed the rod bearings (babbitt) 
and also force oil up a hole in the rod to pressure feed the piston pin. 
That lasted until 1954 / 1955 when Chevy went to the 235 Blue Flame 6. In my 
55 it was more like a Blue Smoke 6!
Fun days.
JVV

-----Original Message----- 
From: Bill Dentinger
Sent: Wednesday, May 2, 2018 11:57 PM
To: Jerry Van Vlack
Cc: Tony Drews ; Brad Kahler ; Friends of Triumph
Subject: Re: [Fot] Flat towing a Vitesse

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
>
>