Doesn't this kind of thing prematurely wear our clutches out (starting off
in second, RPM's, etc. etc.).
Jay
-----Original Message-----
From: Will Coughlin <willcoughlin@hotmail.com>
To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
Date: Monday, December 18, 2000 4:18 PM
Subject: Re: DML: RE: Y2K-HEMI back on the road..
>I hear you,Matt! I usually take off in second-I have to bring the rpm up to
>about 900-1000 to take off smoothly.If I use first gear,I don't raise the
>rpm at all.I just feed it a slight tip of the throttle when I let out the
>clutch.I have never killed it on a start.I have now convinced my tranny is
>"normal", but it still is not real easy to find 3rd gear.Earlier,I wasn't
>using enough pressure to slip it past the synchros and that's why I thought
>that my 3rd could've been messed up.3rd gear requires a little more
pressure
>than the rest of them.
>
>Will Coughlin willcoughlin@hotmail.com
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