[Fot] Flat towing a Vitesse

Fri May 4 09:53:38 MDT 2018

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 gmail.com>
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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