Has any one had towed a s10 chev 4 down. Wonder if the straight drive trans would oil the back bearing
ned
We towed '92 Nissan with a 5 spd about 4000 miles one winter. I never unhooked it from the time we left Nipawin until we got to Havasu and its still running strong about 4 years later despite considerable additional abuse from my oldest son. I found something that said I should start the engine and run it in neutral every 500 miles but I don't recall whether I did or not.
Ned, you can get info on any towed make or model vehicle from FMCA.com good luck
I think as long as it is a manual transmission you are probably alright since they don't have any sort of external cooling anyway.
I would guess that I've covered about 2000 miles in the past ten months towing a 1989 s-10 with a 5 speed manual without any problems at all.
What year S10 and what manufacture 4-speed? Manual or auto? If it is a T4, then probably no problem. If it is a Tremec, early Isuzu, ZF or an early 700R4, then I dunno fur sures, but probably not. Good luck. HB of CJ :) :) :)
Hellow Uncle Ned, I hope everyone is well. On the s-10 towing 4-down I have seen some ,and towed some myself with no problems but the rear-output shaft just turns inside the top gears and no lube. the motor turns the input shaft and counter shaft (cluster gear)and all the other gears to lube.
I towed a Isuzu Trouper 4x4 that did not have neutral in t-case so I bolted a L-shaped piece of metal near the rear axle, drilled 2-holes so that a muffler clamp with wing-nuts would hold the driveshaft up and out of the way. The only bad thing was you had to un-bolt shaft from r-diff. Just a cheap way to not damage trans. on a long trip. hth. Glen R
we've been towing our two wheel drive automatic with the engine running? slight waste of fuel, but we had 2 bad experiences with faulty gps (some call it driver error, but not me). putting the drive shaft up was a slight pain and would have been worse had we gotten onto a dead end again, in the dark.
so far every check up has been good and we've been doing this about 2 years, 2 trips to florida and back. we use about 6 gal a day.
I've been towing my 2002 S10, five speed for about 5000 miles with no problems. When we check the transmission grease I make sure it is full up to the hole, and put the plug back in before it runs out. We do start the S10 and let it run for a few minutes when we stop for fuel.
Art
We have been towing a 1995 S10 for 10 years and 2 motor homes The one thing you do not want to do is leave it in gear We did that one time not good >:( >:(!!! But a new engine later it will be in Fla for Jacks fun and games.
Ned;
I have a 1998 2wd ,and after one trip towing,I found out from a GM dealership,that the transmission will not have proper lubrication. The tow rig came back off of that rascal!
Tom,
I towed a Olds Toranado 10's of thousands of miles with 4 down and the engine running. GM said that the trans was fully lubed at idle soooooo. I got 2,000 miles to a 20 gal tank full but a friend that towed a Fiat automatic while running got WAY better MPG.
My "stick" Ranger 4X4 CANNOT be towed....not till you get a new chip that lets you select a neutral position in the transfer case. So far so good.
I would think that a standard that needs the input shaft turning to lube the gears could be left running in neutral just as well as a automatic. Right?
If any of you have any thoughts about installing one of those "drive shaft disconnects" yourself.....think again. I have been party to 5 or 6 installs and let me tell you that is no task for the uninitiated. There is so much of that job that has to be "adjusted" just so with a Single Jack hand sledge and it can only be done on a hoist. And i don't care if you heard about some guy that did it in his cellar garage. ;D
John
There really is one definitive word on this subject: OWNERSMANUAL.
It is a 87 s10 with the Iron duke 4 cyl and 4 speed. Don't know which one.
Would love to have a owners manual.
I am planning on giving it a try not to much to lose. Would'nt mind having a manual for my econoline also
ned
Check your owners manual S-10's are all different ,my 2000 says do not tow more than 35 miles at 55.Peabody
Quote from: uncle ned on November 30, 2008, 10:03:46 AM
It is a 87 s10 with the Iron duke 4 cyl and 4 speed. Don't know which one.
Would love to have a owners manual.
I am planning on giving it a try not to much to lose. Would'nt mind having a manual for my econoline also
ned
http://search.ebay.com/search/search.dll?from=R40&_trksid=m37&satitle=87+s+10+owners+manual&category0= :) :)
Thanks, now one for a 1963 econoline
ned
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1963-Ford-Truck-Owners-Manual-1963-Ford-PickUp_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQ_trksidZp3286Q2em20Q2el1116QQitemZ7950285699QQptZMotorsQ5fManualsQ5fLiterature#ebayphotohosting (http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1963-Ford-Truck-Owners-Manual-1963-Ford-PickUp_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQ_trksidZp3286Q2em20Q2el1116QQitemZ7950285699QQptZMotorsQ5fManualsQ5fLiterature#ebayphotohosting)
Here go,
Figured you could just write one :D but this may be a little easier :D