Can a 4 cylinder car tow a mini-van perhaps an 1/8th of a mile, partly w/a small incline? W/o detrimental effects to the tranny and/or engine? I know it sounds like a stupid question, but inquiring minds would like to know! : ) TIA
Can you know somehow in real time that what you're doing is BAD? A tranny c an cause an engine to overheat, I've seen it happen years ago when attempti ng to tow a small trailer with dad's '84 Grand Prix (Granted that transmiss ion may have had something wrong with it, but not so that it didn't take me back from Daytona Beach to Long Island, w/o the trailer). I can't remember the exact distances, but it was fairly short, maybe a mile or 2, maybe les s. And what I'm contemplating doing involves a sturdy rope! And in actualit y beyond maybe 4-500 feet it's a negative incline.