What about other cars with different gear boxes, such as a 4/4 1600 with a
ford box, or a series one with a Meadows?? Any experiences with flat towing
with a tow bar??
> -----Original Message-----
> From: George Dow [SMTP:gdow@pylon8.freeserve.co.uk]
> Sent: Monday, June 26, 2000 8:57 AM
> To: morgans@autox.team.net
> Subject: Towing a Morgan ?
>
> Hi Guys
> John`s unfortunate experience while trying to make Mid-Ohio
> and
> his reminder on possible towing probs...........
>
> "I also remembered that Fred Sisson told us never to tow a Morgan from the
> front because it lifts half the Moss box internals above the oil level (
> or
> something like that) and preservation of Moss boxes is more important than
> Stradivarius violins".
>
> Perhaps it`s worth a mention that the Rover box as fitted to the +8`s
> should
> not be towed? I had a suspicion about this confirmed by a more
> knowledgeable
> +8 owning Range/Land rover Dealer in the U.S.
>
> Seems the Box is lubricated by an oil pump which is driven from the input
> shaft (engine side), when towed, as the car is in neutral, the pump is not
> driven, equates to lack of oil in vital places........new box reqd?
>
> There are ways round this.........By disconnecting the propshaft at the
> diff, This keeps the box oil tight during the tow! Make sure you tie the
> shaft in, as I suppose you don't want to loose it during the tow.
>
> The story I partly remember was of an unrelated break down (alternator I
> think) with this kind of box fitted to the car. The tow truck driver knew
> the possible probs and disconnected and REMOVED the shaft. The car was
> repaired by others and the shaft replaced. Off down the road went the
> owner
> to another breakdown this time a gearbox replacement..........Prob was
> that
> the suspended tow had allowed oil to drain through the hole in the
> tailshaft
> where the prop should have been........ Resulting in low oil in the box!
> The
> guy who fixed the alternator, not unusually did not think to check the
> gbox
> oil..........
>
> Hope you make it to Mid-Ohio next year John, good story and thanks for the
> much needed gbox reminder.
>
> Begs a question though........How often should the average Mog owner check
> his nuts?
>
> Were talkin torque here.
>
> Cheers, George.
> Glasgow Scotland.
>
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