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Old 06-12-2003, 08:17 PM
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1st gear manny tranny and a Diesel

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I don't know if this is really "technical", but I just wondered if anyone else has noticed this: I can put the transmission in 1st gear and let out the clutch without my foot on the gas and my car will not stall and happily move at a slow pace. Every other (gas) manual car I've ever driven would definitely stall without giving it some gas.

Is this your experience, or is it just a consequence of the REALLY LOW gearing of the 190D 2.2.

Sholin

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Old 06-12-2003, 08:29 PM
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You're learning why diesels are the engine of choice for tractors, trucks, trains, ships, etc. It's torque and governor, not just fuel price.
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Old 06-12-2003, 10:10 PM
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I can do it with my 240D. But I can also do it with my gas F250.
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Old 06-12-2003, 10:18 PM
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It's a diesel thing more than anything else. You could probably do that in my dad's '67 F-250 if you released the clutch slowly enough, but I can drop the clutch in my truck and it'll go, without even touching the throttle...
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Old 06-13-2003, 05:16 AM
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On my 190D 2.2, you can slam the clutch without any finnesse at all and it won't stall the engine. It's amazing, my other experience with manual cars was when I was in Guam on business. They had a Nissan Sentra manual gas 4cyl. That clutch was so slick and the engine so sick that every takeoff from a standing start I'd have to rev up the engine and really heat the clutch up. I could smell burnt clutch everywhere I went.

Not a good experience.

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