Subject: Re: [airstream] towing in OD
Date: Sat, 30 Jan 1999 10:02:57 -0800
From: Patrick Ewing <47airstream-ewing@pioneernet.net>
Reply-To: airstream@airstream.net

Dan Burwinkel wrote:

> The problem with towing in OD with the "700" transmission is not that it
> pumps the same amount of fluid in D as OD. It is that the OD unit is a
> planetary gearset that produces allot of heat. In OD the quantity of fluid
> moved is less than 1/2 that in D... More heat, less fluid = fluid
> breakdown. The truth of the matter is that if you use your head and have
> the fluid changed frequently, you'll have no problems.

Dan,

Thanks for the info. Might save a number of us some bucks in the future.

Pat