Originally Posted by sixto

Hopefully your transmission has a rear pump which allows tow starting and limited flat towing. From some point in the 90s the rear pump was no longer installed at the factory. [edit] Oops, it's the 87 300D. Hopefully the tranny wasn't rebuilt leaving out the rear pump.

Hopefully you took a picture of your car hooked up to the tow truck in the manner you described.

Hopefully someone can describe the symptoms of a transmission damaged by flat towing.

Sixto
87 300D