Car stalls during idle after battery replacement, then fine after two days

[russ_watters]

symbolipoint had a question. is it answered to his satisfaction.

...nuff said

I've thought about splitting-off the digression, but because there doesn't seem to be anything more to say on the original topic, it doesn't seem to matter if it is split or not. Also, nobody reported the thread digression, so evidently nobody feels too strongly about it being a problem.

 

[tech99]

Yup, happened to me once. It's incredibly difficult to drive a manual transmission if you have to keep one foot on the gas all the time to avoid stalling.

Heel and toe for gear changing and hill starts is the essence of a good driver.

 

[berkeman]

Heel and toe for gear changing and hill starts

For hill starts, I've always preferred the emergency brake technique (but that assumes a hand-operated emergency brake lever).

 

[Baluncore]

Heel and toe for gear changing and hill starts is the essence of a good driver.

Early vehicles used a hand throttle, mounted on the steering column. There was no accelerator pedal in the model T Ford. Foot pedals were used to preselect a gear, then the other foot to operate the clutch.

 

[tech99]

I learned to drive with a crash gearbox (no synchromesh) and have always wanted to do so again. When braking and slowing, you need to use the heel-and-toe technique so you can rev the engine in neutral whilst simultaneously braking. Sorry this is a bit off topic.

 

[Baluncore]

I learned to drive with a crash gearbox (no synchromesh) and have always wanted to do so again.

Then compromise by avoiding use of the clutch. Adjust the transmission load to zero, then knock the synchro box into neutral, adjust the revs, then knock it into the next gear, and take up the load.
If you get the RPM wrong often enough, you will wear out the synchro rings, and end up with a real crash box. Have fun.

 

[sophiecentaur]

so why do people in the USA require so many cars to commute?

It's my precious and bus passengers smell. (Quote from a member of my family - and he's not even American)