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Everybody seems to have a different name for it. "Bump starting" seems to be the most common; other people call it kick starting, compression starting, clutch starting, etc.
It sounds like you're just putting it in gear, letting the clutch all the way up, and waiting. That's not the best way to do it. Here's the procedure to use: 1. Choose a gear higher than you could use to cruise at your current speed. For example, if you're going 20mph and could hold your speed steady in 4th gear, choose 5th. 2. Let the clutch partly up, and don't hold it there. Stomp it back down as soon as you get it up to the friction zone. 3. Wait until the engine gets up to idle or higher, then choose a gear and engage normally. Don't forget, it may be illegal to coast with your engine off in your state. If so, you should not do it. There's no way that I know of that they can ever detect it, nor would they ever be looking for it, but if you should have an accident and they suspect that your engine was off you'll probably get whacked with fault no matter whose fault it really is, just because you were doing something weird and illegal. |
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Place your heel on the floor of the car and use it to anchor your clutch foot. Depress the clutch fully and choose the highest gear you have. Let the clutch out about half way then depress it back to the floor quickly. You are just trying to spin the engine over a few revolutions, for a very short period of time. It takes less than a half a second for the engine to start if it is in good working order in a fuel injected car. If you are slowing down 10 MPH, while bump starting you are either using the wrong gear or bump starting way to quickly with too much clutch engagement. Bump starting should be done in the highest gear unless you are going less than 10 mph. The starter will crank your engine at about 300 RPM. In my Toyota Echo that works out to about 7 MPH in 5th. When you have it down pat, the loss of speed is almost unnoticeable. Once you have the engine running then choose the appropriate gear and engage the clutch as you would do normally. regards gary |
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My car's drive-by-wire includes a wonderful :rolleyes: feature/bug called rev hang, so I'm used to engaging the clutch when my foot's off the gas and the RPM is staying high... |
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