Wrecker towing & driveshaft disconnect
Good Sam dispatched a tow truck to tow my 31' Class C 2003 Ford E450 6.8L V10 (4R100 transmission) to my mechanic. The fuel pump had died while sitting in my driveway for a couple of months. When my m...
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This lubrication source issue is what makes some manual transmissions non towable also. It can work out that when the engine is not running, not enough of the internals are spinning in the lubricant, to splash lube onto the parts that are being spun by the driveshaft.
Some manuals can be towed after the lube is worked through the transmission/transaxle. Our Frontier is approved to tow, but the manual requires idling the engine in Neutral halfway through the day. I'm sure it's to spin that section of the manual transmission that's dipping lube onto the rest of it. Sounds like what Honda wants for the automatic in CR-V: Stop and Oil'Er Up.
Some manuals can be towed after the lube is worked through the transmission/transaxle. Our Frontier is approved to tow, but the manual requires idling the engine in Neutral halfway through the day. I'm sure it's to spin that section of the manual transmission that's dipping lube onto the rest of it. Sounds like what Honda wants for the automatic in CR-V: Stop and Oil'Er Up.
