[Healeys] Towing a Healey flat

[i erbs]

just make sure its in neutral and not in gear.
Ira Erbs
Portland,OR
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On Sun, Jun 9, 2019 at 2:31 PM Kees Oudesluijs <coudesluijs at chello.nl>
wrote:

> A car with a manual gearbox can be towed over ant distance without any
> problems. Gears spin so oil is splashed about in the box, same for the rear
> axle. The problem lies with conventional automatic boxes which generally
> cannot be towed over any distance. Other automatic gearboxes may (e.g.
> variomatic) or may not be towed.
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> Kees Oudesluijs
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> Op 9-6-2019 om 23:19 schreef Robert Begani:
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> I am considering towing my BJ8 with a tow bar attached to the front of the
> frame.  The problem I find is that on most sites I have searched,
>  listeners say you have to disconnect the propeller/driveshaft because the
> transmission will not be lubricating the gears.  As our Healey’s are not
> automatic transmissions I do not see the why not.  Another group of comment
> is that the manual trans gears would not be lubricated. Although I am not
> expert in the transmission it seems to me that with all the oil we put in
> the Healey trans all the gears must be at least half immersed and well
> lubricated.
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> I have spoken to several Healey drivers at Conclave and shows over the
> past few years who have towed their Healey flat to the show and all have
> said “works great without any problems with the trans connected”.  My own
> experience was with my girlfriends soon to become wife in 1968 to get her
> TR3 to Phoenix. I got a driveaway deal (remember those?) from Budget
> Chicago to take a car to Phoenix. I rented a bumper hitch from Uhaul with
> clamps to the bumper of her 1962 TR3.  Remember big bumpers on American
> Cars! I drove it via US 66 all the way to Phoenix through a rain and sleet
> storm in November.  It followed me very nicely.  We drove it for 2 years
> around AZ until I finished my MBA and never had a transmission problem.
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> Oh yes, back in the day, we were told that British Cars were designed to
> have a person in the drivers seat so if you tow one you should put a weight
> in the drivers seat otherwise the car will want to lean or list to
> starboard. Never understood that comment.  Nevertheless, I put a duffel bag
> of clothes just in case.  Again, it followed me very nicely.
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> So I want to use my 3.8 V6 Chrysler Pacifica 2005 SUV which can handle
> 3500 lbs up to 5000 lbs. if you are pulling flat with very little load on
> the tongue. So it can handle the load. I have pictures of a tow bar made
> for the BJ8 which bolts to the front of the frame my friend can
> fabricate.   I seek comments from the list.
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> Who has experience with Towing Flat?
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