<VV> Re: Corvair dolly towing question & brake tool question

[Harry Yarnell]

I understand about cooling, and the torque converter is the cooling device,
and its not turning. But the amount of heat generated towing (freewheeling)
is very small compared to the heat generated when the Powerglide is actually
doing work. As in power transfer. Now I have no figures to back this up, but
logic and actual towing seems to bare this out.

Harry Yarnell
perryman garage and orphanage
perryman, MD
hyarnell1 at earthlink.net

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Keith Hammett" <khammett at stainlessfab.com>
To: <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Monday, July 18, 2005 11:08 AM
Subject: <VV> Re: Corvair dolly towing question & brake tool question


> Harry,
>
> I think that some folks are afraid of overheating the PG fluid and thus
like
> to run the engine to get cooling.  The cooling comes from the torque
> converter.  The tech manual has some ideas on doing this.  I think that
the
> "whale" owners can jump in here and offer their expertise in the matter, I
> don't think that they run the engine on the towed vehicle (unless to help
> push the whale over the mountains he he).
>
> On a dolly you need the wheels to pivot and thus you want the front wheels
> to be on the dolly.  Most dollies recommend that you unlock the wheel I
> believe (could be wrong, have been before).
>
> I towed both a '65 monza vert and a '62 rampy (both pg's) across Missouri
on
> a dolly with the rear on the ground with no ill effects (fluid looks and
> smells just fine).  Just make sure your in neutral before you pull out,
> otherwise the engine is turning...
>
> Keith Hammett
>
> Just what is the "plier" end of the brake tool for anyway besides pinching
> you?
>
> -----Original Message-----
>
> Message: 2
> Date: Mon, 18 Jul 2005 07:13:29 -0400
> From: "Harry Yarnell" <hyarnell1 at earthlink.net>
> Subject: Re: <VV> Corvair dolly towing question
> To: <virtualvairs at corvair.org>, "Padgett" <pp2 at 6007.us>
> Message-ID: <001001c58b89$bbdf9660$21f29b04 at corsa>
>
> You can flat tow a PG corvair. It has a rear pump driven via the rear
wheels
> that provides plenty of lube.
>
> Harry Yarnell
> perryman garage and orphanage
> perryman, MD
> hyarnell1 at earthlink.net
>
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