Open Question: Why Do People Put Auto Insurance Stickers On Their Bumpers?

I have a 1997 Toyota Rav4. It wouldn't start at all today. It was as if the battery had died... no ding ding when the key was inserted, engine made no noise, power locks did not work. There was no indication of lights left on, doors left open, etc. We tried jump starting - car would crank but as soon as we took the cables off the battery, the car would die. We took in the alternator and battery to an auto store to have them tested, both checked out fine. After putting the parts back in we were able to get the car to crank but now the dash lights do not come on, the gauges don't work, the vents don't come on, power mirrors and windows don't work and the brake lights and turn signals do not work. We have checked all the fuses and nothing has blown. Is there a reset button we need to push in somewhere to reset power to these items? Could it be the terminal is so bad, it's not making a good enough connection for these things to work? Or a cable that has gone bad from the battery?

Open Question: Can you flat tow a vehicle with an allison AT545 - such as a school bus?

On most vehicles with an auto trans you must remove the drive shaft to flat tow it otherwise damage will be done to the transmission. This results to internal parts spinning inside the transmission without fluid being pumped. On some transmissions the pump is driven by the output shaft - thus when the drive shaft is spinning the fluid is being pumped. Those vehicles can safely be flat towed.

Does anyone know if the Allison AT545 can be flat towed without damage?

I'm not actually towing anything, but I recently read about someone that had to have a bus towed, and it cost them $1,500. I wondered if it could have been flat towed by another large truck. I have a bus with this transmission and would like to know.

Open Question: Why Do People Put Auto Insurance Stickers On Their Bumpers?

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