Towing a RAV4 boo boo
I have a friend at a Toyota dealer in Atlanta. A 2001 RAV4 4WD was towed into his dealer with a smoked engine. Seems it was being towed 4 down in 1st gear. Calculating the gear ratios, this resulted i...
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An old, badly worn, shifter, coupled with engine mounts in old/worn condition, might have bounced into gear. But much more likely the RVer shut it off in gear after nudging up to the tow bar. Good reason to tow FWD on a dolly. We tow four down and try to double check the toad setup before moving. We left a little Tercel in first once and felt it as soon as we moved our old gas coach. Towing with a DP, maybe a big gas Class A, wouldn't be able to tell the difference.
