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11-18-2023, 12:59 PM | #21 |
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Re: help dowshift 3rd to 2nd
Many engine builders will tell you never downshift to slow a car down. Down shifting at a high speed puts a strain on the engine. It is better to use your brakes than use the engine/transmission to slow down. You’re not driving a race car with a disposable engine. The Corvette owners manual also states to use your brakes. Down shifting should be done at lower speeds to avoid lugging the engine. To each his own.
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11-18-2023, 02:55 PM | #22 |
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Re: help dowshift 3rd to 2nd
Excellent opportunity to ask for a local local club member to show you how.
P.S. shows you how, but he can't ride along to walk you thru the learning part. |
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11-18-2023, 03:15 PM | #23 |
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Re: help dowshift 3rd to 2nd
I was taught that this process is double DEclutching and I think that gives a clue as to how to do it. I have explained here before that our cars have the accelerator between the clutch and brake pedals. This video shows how to double declutch down AND use the brake at the same time. Watch his right foot straddle both pedals. Not sure if that is even possible with your LHD setup.https://www.google.com/search?q=doub...s3Xo1-Lhs,st:0
My father used to tell me to give it a good gob full of juice when you change from 3rd to 2nd and an even bigger gob full when going back to 1st from 2nd. Don't be afraid to give it a rev. With practice, you' get it. Paul Shinn (post 17) shows it pretty well in the video.
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11-18-2023, 10:14 PM | #25 | |
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Yes, clutch out. |
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11-18-2023, 10:18 PM | #26 | |
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Yeah, I tried it a couple of times, but one has to be careful with that. I double clutch out of precaution. |
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11-19-2023, 04:59 AM | #27 |
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Re: help dowshift 3rd to 2nd
[QUOTE=nkaminar;2270637]....."Unless you need the engine to help you slow down going down a grade, down shifting is not normally needed. ...." Uh ?? Don't know the geography of where you live Nkaminar but over we have many steep narrow slow hills and even if anticipated with full blast 3rd gear Yabber Dabber Do we need to drop down into second, and a couple of gradients within a mile of me are 33% 1st gearers!
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11-19-2023, 10:01 AM | #28 | |
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11-19-2023, 11:39 AM | #29 |
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Re: help dowshift 3rd to 2nd
I learned how to drive in a 1952 F3 pickup on the farm. It had the old 4-speed non synchro gearbox so it was a learning experience downshifting all the way through the gears. The double clutch is a way to slow the countershaft cluster gear so that the shift will be manageable. The RPM matching is the most important part about downshifting but the two actions work hand in hand. Each different transmission of this type is a new experience but just having the knowledge of how to best negotiate a downshift is a big plus in the process.
I had to drive an old late 40s International fire truck when I worked at an airport up in Kansas. I was the only one that could drive it without grinding gears. Anyone that has experience with the old Internationals will know what I'm talking about. It had the weirdest shift pattern of any truck I ever drove. |
11-19-2023, 04:07 PM | #30 |
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11-22-2023, 09:00 AM | #31 |
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Re: help dowshift 3rd to 2nd
Unless you need the engine to help you slow down going down a grade, down shifting is not normally needed. In town driving you just pull up to a stop and shift from third into first (with the clutch pedal to the floor as normal).[/QUOTE]
Around here crooked winding roads and steep hills would require you to learn the skill of down shifting. I have been practicing on my AA (4 speed) chassis driving on a milk crate in neighborhood while working on body. |
11-22-2023, 03:57 PM | #32 |
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The international hay hauling truck (ZX Ranch, Paisley, Oregon, circa 1965) had a 5 speed main, and a 3 speed Browney. It went all the way down to low, low on the grade going north of Summer Lake. A stall would have been bad. That was a straight six gas engine. You kept it pegged. That took two hands, with the left hooked thru the steering wheel. Never missed a shift. Double clutched. So my experience driving my first model a was a good learning experience, and probably saved one of my nine lives.
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11-22-2023, 04:24 PM | #33 |
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Re: help dowshift 3rd to 2nd
If you think that there is 600 in the box, I wouldn't change it until the replacement arrives. The real thing is THICK, MIGHT TAKE A WEEK DRAINING IN PRESENT COLD WEATHER ! How you gonna get it in ? (You need a pump).
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11-22-2023, 08:33 PM | #34 |
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Re: help dowshift 3rd to 2nd
replaced the oil with 600.to crappy to try it out here in upstate ny
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11-23-2023, 12:24 PM | #35 | |
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Agreed. I tried to shift that way at 10mph or so... never again. If you can rev match, do that. I tend to drop into 2nd between 15-25mph. If the car starts lugging up a hill I'll downshift at 25, taking a corner on a flat road I'll let it slow down to 15. I know what the manual says but under any sort of load 12-15mph in high gear lugs the engine too much for my liking. |
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11-23-2023, 09:20 PM | #36 |
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Re: help dowshift 3rd to 2nd
I found that my truck prefers to be down shifted at 15 mph, and it likes being downshifted to first at 9 mph. to down shift from third to second, clutch it to neutral, let clutch go, give it a blip on the throttle, clutch and slide it into second. Back to first goes the same way. at 9 mph clutch it out of gear, let clutch go, blip throttle again, clutch and slide it back into first. If you car doesn't like being shifted, put the 600W in it and throw a couple table spoons of general purpose grease in there too. it thickens up the oil and makes it shift smooth as silk. Idle speed also can affect shifting. Adjust your idle so when you clutch to put it first you can stamp on the clutch and count to 3, at 4 you should be able to pop it in gear with no crunching.
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