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Charles Greenlee
Jedi Master Film Handler
Posts: 801
From: Savannah, Ga, U.S.
Registered: Jun 2006
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posted 09-13-2008 12:50 AM
Heh, my car is normally pretty sweet, getting 37.5MPG City. Plain old gas, no hybrid, no e-85, etc. Especially with the latest gas hikes the past few days. However, I feel it may cost me a little bit. When I go to start it, I turn the key, the starter soleniod fires to engage the pinion, but the motor doesn't turn. There's not even a groan or an attempt to turn the engine. I can do the a few times and eventually it'll run happily starting the engine. But over the past few days, it's becoming more difficult and have had to use the advantage of an incline to effectively push start it. I'm thinking that the motor in the starter itself is fine, but whatever switch closes to enable to run, which apparently only engages after the pinion is engaged so as to not grind it, is getting flaky. I'm thinking that pretty much equates to a new starter anyhoe. I don't think I can replace just that switch. Damn fool cars. Maybe I need to break out my bike.
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Charles Greenlee
Jedi Master Film Handler
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From: Savannah, Ga, U.S.
Registered: Jun 2006
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posted 09-16-2008 05:09 AM
Well, now the start's working like a champ. It goes to show you kids, if you ignore a problem for long enough, it'll resolve itself. ![[Big Grin]](biggrin.gif) Ok, ok. So the problem's not actually fixed, but I do feel better that it can wait till my next day off (Fri) so I'll have time to check it out fully, and hopefully fix it.
quote: Robert E. Allen
I don't understand the popularity of stick shifts
With me, it's the additional element of control. Even if I achieve no real practical benefit, it makes me feel more in control. I've driven both. I'm so used to the manual now, the shifting is nearly transparent. It kinda shifts itself it seems, though I am aware of the process, if that makes much sense. Now on to the practical parts. They're cheaper to buy than automatics, and cheaper to fix. Also, if the driver's not a leadfoot, a manual can get better mileage than it's automatic counterpart. And I'm sure someone else could point out a few other things, but that's about all I got.
quote: Mark Gulbrandsen
Most LR owners go to local (real) mechanics that specialize in LR's.
We had one of those that was right around the corner. Did other cars as well, but 90% was the Rovers. Pretty decent mechanic from what I'm told. Too bad he closed down and is now out of business.
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Monte L Fullmer
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From: Nampa, Idaho, USA
Registered: Nov 2004
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posted 09-16-2008 12:40 PM
quote: Robert E. Allen
I don't understand the popularity of stick shifts with young drivers
I learned stick when I was 8 yrs old driving a small IH FARMALL Model A tractor (right hand drive with dual brakes and clutch with a tranny that wasn't syncronized) on our small farm pulling a one bottom plow, hay rake, or cultivator...along with just having fun driving it.
My 80 yr old mother will not drive automatic either-she hates them-and when she bought her new KIA Spectra in 2006, she thought about automatic, but chose the manual.
Yet, when doing Driver's ED in high school, all we had was automatic cars. Yet, when I started to drive, it was standards to where I 'forgot' how to drive automatic one day due to the habit of hitting the clutch pedal and hitting the break pedal instead and always sending myself into the steering wheel.
Auto trannies are more of PITA to me since it's such a complicated tranny compared to the manual tranny since there are so many small parts inside of them that can easilly fail - keeping an eye on the fluid levels (both in tranny and radiator for if you have a boilover, tranny suffers also since the fluid runs through the radiator and heat kills auto trannies in a quick), along with some domestic manufacturers just can't build auto trannies to last as long as a good ol manual tranny with auto tranny repair robs your life savings.
But, in all due actuality, the main reason I like manuals is that I have full control of the car. I let off the gas, the motor acts like a brake, suddenly slowing me down along with my downshifting until I need to touch the brake. You let off the gas with an auto, all you do is just coast until you have to do the brakes. Also, why there are more brake jobs needed with auto cars than with manual cars..if the driver does the above.
Granted, with auto trannies, there is no break in the power stream when it's shifting, but the down side is that there isn's the 100% transfer of power between engine and the wheels since the fluid is in between the two, whereas the clutch disks are ensuring the 100% transfer of power to the wheels - why the MPG on a manual is higher than the auto version.
So, I also support what Charles also said .. "the control thing with driving manuals" with my choice of vehicles also.
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