Muir is never out of date, even if it is only for his philosophy of things. I also have driven a VW van 30 miles without a clutch. Jerry ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rob" <becida@COMCAST.NET> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Sunday, November 27, 2005 7:46 PM Subject: Re: driving without a clutch- was Pedal to the metal (revisited)
> At 11/27/2005 05:37 PM, Wognacious wrote: > >It happened again, however this time it was up in the mountains > >after a great extended Holiday weekend.Tried it a couple of times > >the way the book said and I got some back pressure from the clutch > >pedal. Finally made it out of the campground as the sun was going > >down and so was the temperature too. > > > Jumped into the Vanagon this afternoon and went to engage the clutch > > > and it went to the floorboard with little if no resistance. > > I have driven a bug and a bus without a clutch several times & I'm > guessing that I could do it like that with my Vanagon too. > Muir covered it in his book but I long ago realized that some water > cooled owner thought the book a waste of time and never looked at it. > This could be a good thing to know in the circumstances above. > > For those who don't know how... I started it and warmed it up (N) > then turned it off, put it in first gear, let off the brake and > turned the key. When it starts you are on the way. > Don't stop if you can help it and don't stop going up a hill or it's > over (it was in my case). > As I recall it was shift at 10mph, 20 mph & 30 or so... just slide it > into gear. > It works. > > > > Rob > becida@comcast.net > '87 Wolfsburg Vanagon in western WA > |
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