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Old 07-29-2014, 05:13 PM   #6
Lona
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Default Re: big mistake and a waste of time

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Also, every A is different. I don't recall having to double clutch in my first coupe many years ago. With our present roadster, I have to double clutch and hesitate about two seconds between gears or they grind and that's with 600 W. When first driving our '31 Chrysler, I ground gears until realizing you need to double clutch it quickly to prevent grinding. The 600 W I put in the A worked so well, I also put it in the Chrysler. Wrong move! With 600 in the Chrysler, getting it out of first gear into neutral when first starting takes a hard push and it grinds no matter what technique I use to go from 2nd & then to 3rd until the tranny is warm. Then it shifts smoothly. Looks like I need to take the 600 W out of the Chrysler & replace it with standard 90 W.
The point is that it might take a little experimentation to determine what your car likes and how it likes you to shift.

Glen
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