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Expert: - 1/4/2010


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tandem dolly
have a tandem dolly so I can take a vehicle and motorcycle behind RV.my vehicle is a 1964 corvair with manual 4 speed. I know it can be flat towed but will it hurt anything if I put it in neutral with the front wheels up? If so is it safe to tow it rear wheels up? thanks,I have check everywhere for the info with no results.  

Answer
You can tow it either way, but I would prefer to put the front wheels on the dolly. That way you do not have worry about tying off the steering wheel and it coming loose and the car swinging out. It is a good choice for a towed vehicle. We are traveling in the southeast for the winter with our Subaru riding a car trailer behind our Foretravel diesel pusher. Will we see you on the road?
Brad

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    CommentThanks for the reply. I heard you would heat up the transmission if you towed it with the front wheels up even though it was a manual 4 speed. If you see a corvair and harley behind a class A stop and say hello. Bill


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Brad Sears

Expertise

All automotive including antique and collectible. However if the car has been modified I can only answer in general terms and maybe get you pointed in the right direction.

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Automotive tech instructor. Syndicated auto columnist 1970's though the early 1990's. Syndicated auto radio talk show, Ask Brad About cars, CBS Radio 70's through 90's TV Show "Last Chance Garage" 1980's PBS-TV syndicated. Auto instructor for the following companies: Fram Autolyte Holly Carter AMF Ford Motor University Of Conn Blue Hills Technical School Sugar River Technical Center Grew up in a family garage in Needham Mass and turned wrenches from the age of 14.

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Manchester Union Leader, Nashua Telegraph, Motor Service Magazine, Yankee Magazine, Popular Mechanics (Saturday Mechanic early 80's), Los Angeles Times, New York Times, and lots more.

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More than I care to remember. Basically Franklin Technical Institute in Boston, Northeastern University, Fitchburg State Teachers College, Tufts University, and a lot of factory schools along the way.

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Moto Award winner. And much more.

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