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Re: Link to my video showing shifting without a clutch
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Re: Link to my video showing shifting without a clutch
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I'd have been one of those guys that get out and ask if you need a hand, then stood back and watched as you did a NASCAR style pitstop.
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Re: Link to my video showing shifting without a clutch
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As far as the Clutch itself goes, I've been shifting gears for 47 years straight now and have never worn out a Clutch yet, car or truck. I do buy good Clutches though, lol.
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Re: Link to my video showing shifting without a clutch
I recently showed my step son how to shift without a clutch. He was surprised when I shifted his car through the gears up to 6th gear and then back down to 1st. I told him to keep the radio off and listen to the car, learn how it sounds at the different RPMs and to pay attention to the different noises it makes.
Most kids want to get in and crank the radio when they start driving and they don't pay attention to the engine sounds or the squeaks and squeals from the different areas. Then they're surprised when they're told how bad the brakes are grinding or if the engine is knocking. I remember a time when my clutch wasn't working properly and I drove 350 miles (with tolls) from Maine to CT. I had to stop the car and turn it off at the toll booth, put it in first and turn the key to start again. Good times! Merry Christmas everyone! |
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Didn't make it back home by the way, lol.
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Drove and owned many, but some of the more interesting ones were: -'60 GMC 2500 Dump, 305 V-6 -'62 GMC 4000 Flatbed, 305 V-6 -'62 GMC 6500 Flatbed Dump, 478 V-6 -'67 GMC 7500 Box, 6V-53 Detroit -'71 GMC 9500 Flatbed Dump, 637 V-8 |
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Re: Link to my video showing shifting without a clutch
I few years ago, the clutch went out on my '88 car with 5 speed, on the way home from work. Slave cylinder blew out. No big deal, just put it in first, crank the starter over and it would fire up, just a little jumpy. Fortunately the rest of the way was rural road and I could roll through most stop signs. You wouldn't believe how many people told me it couldn't be done.
Most new vehicles have a clutch interlock that won't engage the starter if the clutch is not depressed. A safety feature. Our 2004 Jeep Ruicon has a fuse you can pull to bypass the interlock for off roading. |
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