What can be flat-towed/long coasted w/o damage?
Out of curiousity, I was wondering if any of you have extensive experience working at U-Haul, or selling/servicing motorhomes; in that you would know the secret master list going way back as to what vehicles can be flat towed auto/stick FWD/RWD/4WD safely all day long cross country STOCK w/o driveshafts needing to be disconnected or anything! I would think the auto trans. list would probably be short... but for all all possible combinations; I know I'm asking a lot; and the list of yrs. and exact models could be quite long! Anybody up for this challenge? Also, need the list like above but ready with some modification kit... Could someone explain what parts are affected, and exactly what the mod. or kit does, so we would all understand a little better? Are most kits only for the typical 6yr. old or newer veh., and then almost impossible to find for older apps. w/o digging deep?($$$$$$) My main point is when you are doing hyper coasting whether eng. off or not at highway speeds for say a 7 to 20 mile downhill run; what vehs. would it be unadvisable to leave in neutral for that length of time and speed.? Should I assume that any veh. deemed to be safe to be flat towed forever w eng. off; would also be undamaged w eng. on going down a mountain as described above? Thank you in advance for your input!!!
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