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At 02:10 PM 3/2/97 -0600, wagen@pangea.ca wrote: > > Hi all. > Speaking of towing your Type 3, I read in a Type 3 Haynes manual that you >shouldn't tow automatics over 30 miles at a time. If the car is in neutral >what harm could there be? Anybody know? > >From what I understand of automatics - and I guess this applies to all of them whether they are VW or American or whatever - unless you disengage the drive shaft (impossible on a Type 3) the turning wheels will force fluid through the tranny. After 30 miles the fluid will either heat up and be no good or will cause the seals to blow. I don't remember the specifics but that is the gist of the message I have gotten when I asked that question myself. Larry Larry Edson sonofed@ix.netcom.com '66 Type 34 Karmann Ghia '65 Type 345 w/ electric sunroof