<VV> PROPER SUBJECT LINE Fwd: Re: Towing with a Car Dolly or Flat tow

Louis Armer carmerjr at mindspring.com
Tue Feb 16 16:47:18 EST 2010


Sooo "FrankiePoo the persnickity" What does the subject line on this 
previous post below have to do with Car dollys or Flat tows???

da Chuckster "Obey the Rules" Armer

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>X-Original-To: virtualvairs at corvair.org
>Date: Tue, 16 Feb 2010 15:02:53 -0500
>From: FrankCB <frankcb at aol.com>
>To: "corvairduval at cox.net" <corvairduval at cox.net>, virtualvairs at corvair.org
>
>Subject: Re: <VV> Towing with a Car Dolly or Flat tow
>
>
>      Years ago when I was working at a place that had a very sloped 
> parking lot, I would try to park at the highest corner.  Then, when 
> I left for the day, I let the 66 PG Corvair roll and with the 
> ignition ON I would try to roll start the car without using the 
> starter.  Usually I could get up to a high enough speed to do 
> so.  But don't bother trying this with any "modern" car.  Now that 
> I think of it I also did the same thing in 1962 with my Torqueflite 
> equipped 58 Plymouth when the starter malfunctioned (but only when 
> hot) on a trip back home from a Riverside, California jobsite to NYC.
>      Frank "thanks for the memories" Burkhard
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>In a message dated 02/16/10 12:45:31 Eastern Standard Time, 
>corvairduval at cox.net writes:
>Powerglide cars have what is known as a rear pump. You can test this by
>turning the car off in neutral and turning the ignition back on then drop
>the selector in D or L if your speed is over 18 MPH. Obviously this could
>be a dangerous driving trick, so a non populated street at 25 MPH is good.
>This also means you CAN push start a powerglide equiped car, as long as
>your buddies can get up to 15+MPH pushing.
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