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Russell Ashley · 08-12-2018, 07:10 PM

I'm not a transmission expert by any means, but I think if the transmission had a rear pump you were allowed to flat tow it, at least for a short distance. Transmissions with a rear pump were the ones that you could start by towing in case of a dead battery. I believe the old hydra-matics had rear pumps but don't know about the old power glides.

08-12-2018, 07:10 PM	#8
Russell Ashley Registered User Join Date: May 2010 Location: Lawrenceville, Ga Posts: 2,640	Re: Towing a 1954 Chev 1/2 ton truck I'm not a transmission expert by any means, but I think if the transmission had a rear pump you were allowed to flat tow it, at least for a short distance. Transmissions with a rear pump were the ones that you could start by towing in case of a dead battery. I believe the old hydra-matics had rear pumps but don't know about the old power glides.