RE: Help! Dead 16V

["Aaron Ness" <aaron@makuta.com>]

I've done this in my truck and my Bug (just to prove to myself I could) and
my old Ghia (because the clutch fell apart).  My father-in-law worked for
the highway dep't about 20-25 years ago, and he found that he could
accelerate faster in those trucks if he didn't use the clutch.  In my
experience, the same doesn't hold true for a typical car.

If you've never done this before, it's a good idea to try it just to get the
feel of what you need to do in case your clutch cable breaks, or the pushrod
punches through the center plate.  Downshift as described below, and upshift
by shifting to neutral, then letting the engine speed drop to where it would
be if you were in the gear you're heading for given your current speed.

Aaron
'84 Scirocco - Woo-hoo!
'70 Bug - hibernating
'87 Nissan truck - Soon to be for sale

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> [mailto:owner-scirocco-l@scirocco.org]On Behalf Of
> Bill.Scarince@tenneco-automotive.com
> Sent: Thursday, March 02, 2000 4:47 PM
> To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> Subject: Re: Help! Dead 16V
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> When my old '78 Rabbit clutch cable broke, I could still make
> it home by
> shifting w/o using the clutch.  It works pretty well.  You
> can downshift to by
> slipping into N, blipping the throttle, then pushing gently
> into the next lower
> gear.  Now you're saying "Well, what do you do when you have
> to stop?"  Stop,
> shut it off, put it in first.  When the light turns green,
> hold the pedal to the
> floor and turn the key...............
>
> Better than a tow home.
>
> b.
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> Testastrega@aol.com on 03/02/2000 12:52:37 PM
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> To:   scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> cc:    (bcc: Bill Scarince/US/TA.NA)
> Subject:  Help! Dead 16V
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> Well for the first time in 5 years the bitch left me
> stranded, in morning
> downtown rush hour no less. I think the clutch cable snapped,
> I went to push
> in the clutch and with a loud pop the pedal sank to the
> floor. Now after a
> $250!!!!! (but its ok because the check is gonna bounce into
> space) tow home
> I need to get the car fixed ASAP, my mother is coming out fro
> a visit and I
> need a vehicle. Ohh and while the asshole tow truck operator
> was manuevering
> the car it got curbed and completely fucked up one my rims,
> "oh is not my
> faaalt, i try to help you, no pay for damge unles on truck
> friend" stupid
> asshole. Anyway, what involved with changing the damn cable,
> i once had
> planned swapping to a manual cable and I think I will do it
> now since they
> are cheaper than the self adjusting. Please help guys, Im
> going back out to
> look at the car now....dammit!
>
>
>
> Shannon
> "Better to burn out than to fade away"
> 87 16V w/214,000 mi
> http://www.geocities.com/dasstrega/default.htm
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