By "take care of your car" do you mean repair any faults before it
dies? I'll buy that. Unusual noises mean it's time to fix it.
CR
Rene van Maanen wrote:
>
> Hi Lawrie,
>
> Allthough I don't clutch, I second your opinion.
>
> Especcially: when you hear a cluck anywhere, it's time to consider whats
>wrong.
>
> Take care of your car and support a much longer life than it already had!
>
> Rene van Maanen
> Project Manager HP Consulting
> Tel: +31 20 547 7578 / +31 (0)6 53 647 076 (mobile)
> e-mail: rene-van_maanen@hp.com
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Lawrie Alexander [SMTP:Lawrie@britcars.com]
> Sent: 08 November, 1998 5:27 PM
> To: mgs@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: O.D. - to clutch or not to clutch...
>
> So CCRobins suggests we blindly follow the manual and ignore the consensus
> of opinion of those experienced with the situation? May I suggest a kinder,
> gentler and more sensible approach?
>
> What is usually overlooked in this discussion is that the manual was written
> to instruct people how to use an overdrive unit that was brand new. There
> isn't one of them out there now that's less than eighteen years old; early
> D-types are thirty-five years old. As we all find, age can have a somewhat
> damaging effect even on the most hardy specimens!
>
> In the course of my business, I drive a lot of cars with overdrive. Both my
> 68 BGT and my 77 roadster have overdrive. They are all different in the ways
> they engage and disengage! With some, you can absolutely follow the manual
> and not bother to use the clutch. (My 77's LH unit works this way.) Flip the
> switch, the engine's rpm changes with no shudder or clunk in the driveline.
> My '68, however, and most others that I drive, will shift into overdrive
> without using the clutch and without clunking, but shifting back out of
> overdrive? If I don't dab the clutch, there's a heckuva clunk through the
> driveline. Larry Hoy reports this happens at high speed only; in my
> experience, it can happen at all speeds.
>
> So, in the interests of not damaging gears, universal joints, the overdrive
> itself, or my peace of mind, I refuse to be controlled by something written
> thirty years ago. I just flat-out disobey the manual and use the clutch! So
> far, the "manual obedience" police haven't caught up with me - and my
> overdrives are still working just fine.
>
> My advice to anyone with overdrive in their car is, therefore, if it shifts
> perfectly smoothly without the clutch, fine, save your leg effort. But if
> the shift in or out of overdrive is accompanied by any driveline clunk or
> thud, save the mechanical pieces by using your leg on the clutch. A shapely
> calf muscle is more acceptable than the major expense associated with
> overdrive repairs!
>
> Lawrie
> British Sportscar Center
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ccrobins <ccrobins@ktc.com>
> To: Carl W. French <cfrench@cybertours.com>
> Cc: Eugene Balinski <eugeneb@nni.com>; mgs@autox.team.net
> <mgs@autox.team.net>
> Date: Saturday, November 07, 1998 8:30 PM
> Subject: Re: O.D. - to clutch or not to clutch...
>
> >This kind of post pops up now and then. What I don't understand is:
> >If the manual clearly says how to do something, whoin'ell cares what the
> >consensus is??
> >
> > CR
> >
> >
> >>
> >> Eugene Balinski wrote:
> >> >
> >> > My "new" 80 B has OD. TheP.O always used the clutch
> >> > to engage/disengage. The owners manual says no clutching
> >> > is necessary. What is the concensus ??
> >> >
> >> > Thanks,
> >> >
> >> > Gene
> >>
> >
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