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Thanks, Shawn, for the info. I will see what develops, and post the results. George

Your reply is so comforting to me! Thank you for the 'Message of Doom", which is kind of what I had I had expected. I wish I had left the engine running during the tow job. That might have prevented what happened. George

I towed my '91 Legacy (auto trans) with the front wheels on the ground and the rear wheels on a tow dolly. Yes, the shifter was in Neutral. OK, I know that was stupid. I figured that speeds less than 50 mph for 140 miles probably wouldn't hurt things -- too much. Well, it seems that I was sure wrong! Fluid color, level and smell are normal. Now my symptoms are: 1st gear only, and no upshift, no matter the selector or throttle position. No deceleration by trans when throttle is released (seems to 'disconnect'). Neutral and Park are functioning normally. No Reverse. Shifting into a forward gear feels normal -- no slipping when accelerating. Has anyone else done this to their trans? What was damaged? What did it take to fix it? Thanks in advance. George

Thanks. I'll check into this and post what I find out. George

Well, Dude, you seem to know yer stuph. I've got a Dummy of The Year Trick which I pulled a week ago. '91 Legacy auto/4wd I towed it about 140 miles with its back tires on a tow dolly (bad rear wheel bearing) and the front tires on the ground, trans in N, of course! Top speed 50 mph, yet the trip took nearly 4 hours. Now, I have only low gear forward no matter where the selector lever is located, no reverse, and when I decelerate, the tranny does not hold the car back. Got any suggestions as to what I may have damaged/screwed up (or should check) with my Dumb Human Trick? (I knew better, and figured that low speeds wouldn't hurt.) Thanks, George