I must be really good then.
Laura G. and Nigel
----- Original Message -----
From: Chip Mautz <clmautz@yahoo.com>
To: Spitfire List <spitfires@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, June 01, 1999 6:16 AM
Subject: Re: Transmission
>
> --- John Suchak <suchak@mediaone.net> wrote:
> > As an old aircooled VW enthusiast I have driven home several times
> > after
> > losing the clutch cable by dry shifting. (Actually I used to dry
> > shift
> > those cars alot, come to think of it!) At stop signs I'd just try to
> > crawl at idle in first, or if I *had* to stop I'd just shut it off.
> > When it was time to go again I'd just start it in first. Works like
> > a
> > charm, albeit a bit hard on the starter motor.
>
> I did this for 2 weeks straight, after returning from a 6 hour trip in
> my old '90 Jeep Wrangler. Came to a stop after highway driving, and no
> clutch. Damn! Well, I'd read recently of a Road & Track author who
> took a Saab 900 (new, at the time) up to Vermont, lost his clutch, and
> proceeded to spend the rest of his weekend (and, the magazine review, I
> might add) driving the car sans clutch. Just match the revs, and you
> can shift up no problem. If you're really good, you can shift down,
> too.
>
> I played this way for two weeks, until a nice day came along, and my
> wife decided to take the Jeep to the mall. She wasn't as big a fan as
> I was of the Jeep's condition, and made me get it fixed.
>
> It was a big boost of confidence to know that you could still make it
> home w/o the hydraulics.
>
> Cheers
>
> Chip
> fulltime auto enthusiast, fulltime weatherman (have to be w/ two
> convertibles)
>
> Chip Mautz
> Dacula, Ga, USA
> '99 Jeep Wrangler Sport - the new Jeep
> '71 Triumph Spitfire MKIV - 'Ol Smokey
>
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