<VV> broken crankshaft from towing

[shortle]

Broken crankshaft from towing? Sounds like something to tell your insurance inspector to get them to pay a claim. In other words, pure bs.
Timothy Shortle in (beautiful) Durango Colorado
Going to the Roundup next week in Missouri in my Monza Wagon (1900 miles roundtrip)
Going to the Fan Belt Toss next month in my Rampside (1500 miles roundtrip)


-----Original Message-----
>From: tony.underwood at cox.net
>Sent: Sep 23, 2011 9:52 AM
>To: virtualvairs at corvair.org
>Subject: Re: <VV> broken crankshaft from towing
>
>> On Fri, Sep 23, 2011 at 5:38 AM, Clark Hartzel <chartzel at comcast.net> 
>> wrote:
>>
>>> I am surprised nobody mentioned the obvious.  The guy left the car in 
>>> first
>>> gear and the engine was going 12,000 RPM on the freeway!  GRIN
>>> Clark Hartzel
>
>
>All I can add is the question of what sort of remedial IQ is required 
>for ANYbody worthy of holding a wrench to not take the vehicle OUT OF 
>GEAR before flat-towing it anywhere.
>
>I'd have thought that THIS would be a GIVEN, and the first and last 
>thing you check before you walk away from the towed vehicle towards the 
>one towing it. That, and release the e-brake.
>
>  Oh well... I mean like *I* am a dumb-ass and *I* know enough to do 
>this before I tow anything anywhere and I do that a lot.   No trailer, 
>just a tow dolly and/or a tow bar at my disposal, used both more times 
>than I can remember and I never left an e-brake on or any transmission 
>in gear.
>
>
>
>tony..
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