<div dir="auto">Yes, it will be in neutral. I was once present when someone started a tow with the car in gear - the engine made quite a racquet!<div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">As for scary, not much one can do sometimes... I towed my BT-7 from California to Detroit years ago on a tow dolly. Last year towed the Rx-7 from Detroit to Las Vegas on an open trailer. No problem on either trip. <br><br><div data-smartmail="gmail_signature" dir="auto">________________<br>Best Regards,<br>Al Fuller</div></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, Mar 7, 2023, 8:17 PM i erbs <<a href="mailto:eyera3000@gmail.com">eyera3000@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">make sure it is in neutral. Sounds scary to me though. I would rather it be in an enclosed trailer<br clear="all"><div><div dir="ltr" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr">Ira Erbs<div>Milwaukie,OR</div><div><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"> _______ _______</span><br style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"> (______ \____1959 BN4____/ _______)</span><br style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"> (_________________________)</span></div><div> BT7 engine and disk brakes</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>1967 MGB <img src="http://www.britishcarspecialists.com/assets/images/MG_emblem.jpg" alt="MG"></div><div><br></div><div><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px">A racing car is an animal with a thousand adjustments. 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="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, Mar 7, 2023 at 3:38 PM alfuller194--- via Healeys <<a href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">healeys@autox.team.net</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div><div lang="EN-US"><div><p class="MsoNormal">For those of you who have 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="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">I towed a prior Healey with a Toyota W58 across country, and don’t recall having to remove the drive shaft – but can’t be sure…<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">Michael Oritt- Did you ever get an answer on the Celica forum to whether the W58 can be flat towed? <u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">I need to tow my Austin-Healey with W58 for about 300 miles [Las Vegas to Los Angeles].<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">For those of you who don’t actually know and want to speculate: Yes, I do know I could jack up the car, disconnect the drive shaft, secure the shaft in a way it doesn’t let the fluid leak out nor fall off the car, and then repeat in the business lot where I am delivering the car.<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">----------------<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">All the best,<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">Al Fuller<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div></div>_______________________________________________<br>
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