<div dir="ltr">Flat towing is a slightly different scenario because the engine is not running.  If the engine is running and the clutch is NOT depressed, the input shaft will be turning.  As long as the input shaft is turning, there is lubrication provided.  When flat towing only the output shaft is turning, so no lubrication.  <br></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, Dec 13, 2022 at 1:21 AM Jack Brooks <<a href="mailto:JIBrooks@live.com">JIBrooks@live.com</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 class="msg2970030173926856465">





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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(0,32,96)">Check to see how it can be towed.  My 1980 Triumph TR8 cannot be flat towed, as the tranny uses splash lubrication that does not work in neutral .  I’m not
 sure that coasting down a really big hill would be a problem, but I might consider doing it in my TR8 even with the towing limitation, as this is a relatively short duration event.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(0,32,96)">Jack<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Shop-talk <<a href="mailto:shop-talk-bounces@autox.team.net" target="_blank">shop-talk-bounces@autox.team.net</a>> <b>
On Behalf Of </b><a href="mailto:eric@megageek.com" target="_blank">eric@megageek.com</a><br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, December 12, 2022 7:16 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:Shop-talk@autox.team.net" target="_blank">Shop-talk@autox.team.net</a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Shop-talk] Coast in Neutral -the next great debate<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">I'm putting this out to the group to get some opinions from the real experts here.</span>
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<span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">If you put a manually car or truck in neutral and release the clutch while going down long hills or coming to a stop at a intersection, are you doing any damage?</span>
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<span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">I'm not worried about fuel savings, just is coasting in neutral with the clutch release.</span>
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<span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Any thoughts?</span>
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<span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Moose</span><u></u><u></u></p>
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