turnkey4099
Elite Member
I have always driven manual transmission PUs. Current is a 1989 F150 for firewood hauling (and other chores). I loaded up this morning to go cut wood. Got about 10 miles from home on a back road, met stop sign, went to shift to 3rd (who stops on such roads?), 'snap' and clutch falls to the floor. /forums/images/graemlins/ooo.gif Killed PU at the stop sign, lifted hood...ahuh...yep, that's the motor, there's the reservoir...why am I looking in here? If I did find the broken linkage I have nothing to repair it with.
Okay. I have always played at times with clutchless shifting, now is where it will count IF I can get this thing started considering that the clutch interlock works off the clutch pedal.
Into 1st, a few cranks and moving. 2nd, 3rd rough shifts but at least shifting. Teh ruogh sifting smoothed out with more driving. /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif
Now to get back to the house. Can't go back the way I came as that would put me on the wrong side of the state highway when I get to the house and I do NOT want to have to stop on an uphill stretch.
Mental image of back country roads showed only one route. That involved a cross road that is 1 lane dirt and it has been WET around here.
Went all right except I had turned the wrong way at a paved highway and had to go up the road 3 miles to a gravel pit so I could turn around without stopping. Did that. Then came the dirt track - great, looks like fresh grading, very rough but not muddy. Started up it and met the cursed grader at the intersecion I needed. /forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif Couldn't continue on so had to take the right fork which led me right back where I came from including the need to turn around in the gravel pit again.
Next pass at the dirt track, the grader was out of the way. /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gifOnly one sweat left, the stop sign on the heavy traffic state highway. Decided to take a chance and be moving fairly well in 3rd when I got there...yep, I got a gap. Miracles do happen once in awhile.
Did all right right into my drive but I sorta forgot by that time that my stopping was a bit different. Came to a jerking, bucking stop just before impacting the garage. Took me almost an hour to get back to the house.
Am I ever glad that I had played with clutchless shifting over the years.
Harry K
Okay. I have always played at times with clutchless shifting, now is where it will count IF I can get this thing started considering that the clutch interlock works off the clutch pedal.
Into 1st, a few cranks and moving. 2nd, 3rd rough shifts but at least shifting. Teh ruogh sifting smoothed out with more driving. /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif
Now to get back to the house. Can't go back the way I came as that would put me on the wrong side of the state highway when I get to the house and I do NOT want to have to stop on an uphill stretch.
Mental image of back country roads showed only one route. That involved a cross road that is 1 lane dirt and it has been WET around here.
Went all right except I had turned the wrong way at a paved highway and had to go up the road 3 miles to a gravel pit so I could turn around without stopping. Did that. Then came the dirt track - great, looks like fresh grading, very rough but not muddy. Started up it and met the cursed grader at the intersecion I needed. /forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif Couldn't continue on so had to take the right fork which led me right back where I came from including the need to turn around in the gravel pit again.
Next pass at the dirt track, the grader was out of the way. /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gifOnly one sweat left, the stop sign on the heavy traffic state highway. Decided to take a chance and be moving fairly well in 3rd when I got there...yep, I got a gap. Miracles do happen once in awhile.
Did all right right into my drive but I sorta forgot by that time that my stopping was a bit different. Came to a jerking, bucking stop just before impacting the garage. Took me almost an hour to get back to the house.
Am I ever glad that I had played with clutchless shifting over the years.
Harry K