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A 99 sonoma 2wd 2.2L 4cyl with the 4 speed auto will get 22mpg on average, 19mpg in the city and 26mpg on highway 4.3 6cyl 4wd with 4 speed auto will get 18 combined average, city 16 and highway 21. 4.3 2wd auto will get 18 combined average, city 17 and highway 22. 4.3 5 speed manual 2wd will get 19 combined, 17 city and 23 highway. 4.3 4wd 5 speed manual will get 18 combined, 17 city and 21 highway. These estimates from an online source, my buddy has the 4.3 4 speed auto 4x4 and he averages about 16 on average. hope this helps.
2 wheel drive vehicles can be towed with all four whells on the ground for extended distances. Chrysler recommends a max speed of 30 MPH, but I know these vehicles can be towed at higher MPH. The 4x4 model Jeeps are the vehicles that are not recommended to be towed with all for wheels on the ground, but I know this too has also been done, but with drive shaft removal.
You'll have to put it on a dolly. Automatic transmissions do not take kindly to being towed because they don't get lubricated. The oil pump in an automatic trans runs off the input shaft, so the engine has to be running. Hope this helps.
Low fluid can cause slipping. (depends upon how low) Most manufacturers post "safe" tow speeds. These are generally ignored. (not good). I recommend towing with driveshafts removed and where driveshaft has a "slip yoke" you install a yoke from a scrapyard and wire it to the tailshaft so it stays in place (keeps oil in and dirt out) Although you can't just detach the tow-bar and drive, it eliminates any possibility of trans damage, since the transmission cannot turn. (most use oil from pump to keep gearsets cool...when towing, pump is not pumping and over time and distance it can damage trans internals.) Hope your problem is just low fluid and not a rebuild...keep in mind what I said though.
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