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The issues are more long term than short, it's kind of like running veg oil / waste oil in a diesel. Sure it will work but for how long and what overall cost?
Flat towing speed with a automatic is limited due to lack of oiling and planetary speed.
With the engine running you will still have oiling but won't be able to overcome planetary speed.
In a automatic trans, planetaries are locked and not spinning in top ( 1 to 1 ) gear relative to the sun and ring gear. Unlock everything and spin the drive shaft and they will now be spinning relative to the sun and ring gear.
What spins / how fast varies on the transmissions make up. The next time someone is rebuilding a trans, turn the output shaft and look at the gear train
Now, before someone says that Saturn cars are commonly towed behind a motor home, be aware that these transmissions are not of planetary design, they look more like a manual trans with clutch packs rather than sliders / syncros.
Other makes are towed, but they typically have a disconnect axle / drive shaft mod.
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