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Re: Saab Shifting & Datsun (ugh) - NO LBC

To: Robert J Donahue/DELCO <RJDONAHU@mail.delcoelect.com>
Subject: Re: Saab Shifting & Datsun (ugh) - NO LBC
From: Tim Moses <moses@csra.net>
Date: Fri, 29 Mar 1996 12:08:58 -0700
At 11:20 AM 3/29/96 +0000, you wrote:
>All this talk about sycros and clutches reminds me of my old
>'64 Saab 96. It had sycro and free wheeling which allowed you
>to up/down shift without using the clutch. You only had to
>let off the gas and let the engine rev down first. As long as
>the engine speed was slower than the tranny speed, it was 
>just like having the clutch down. This was not possible
>when completely stopped though.

        That reminds me of my '76 Datsun B210.  When the clutch burned up, I
used to shift gears in the same manner.  Even downshifted without a clutch,
but you really had to "throw" it in gear.  

        The funny part was that I could crank it up while it was in first
gear to get it started.  Worked fine for about a week until I got my
paycheck and could afford to have the clutch repaired.

TTFN !
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