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Title: towing 4 down questions
Post by: crown on February 09, 2011, 04:21:17 AM
 can a 1987 vw vagagon van with automatic be towed 4 down ? thanks
Title: Re: towing 4 down questions
Post by: brando4905 on February 09, 2011, 04:46:01 AM
Crown,

Vanagons with automatics can not be towed 4 down. I had a '90 GL Westy with auto before we got the "real" bus.

Brandon

PS-- Zub Zub tows a newer model Eurovan, maybe he'll chime in about those.
Title: Re: towing 4 down questions
Post by: white-eagle on February 09, 2011, 06:35:33 AM
John, you might want to check closer than just the manual.  remember, we tow our Chevy Express Van 4 down by running the engine in neutral while towing.  has worked the last 3 years and we've gone quite a few miles the last couple years.  it's manual says we can't tow either.

i figure we can tow a lot of miles in before we exceed the price of a drive shaft disconnect, and we didn't want the hassle of a dolly.