Date: 4 Dec 2001 00:37:06 -0800 From: johsnopsamanytime.co.uk (Johannes H Andersen) Subject: Re: Freewheeling
philcyclesnopsamcom (Phil Brown) wrote in message news:<20011121142505.07903.00000730nopsamk.aol.com>... > Freewheeling was a pretty common feature before the 60s. Rovers used it as did > Studebaker. There were others as well. It allowed clutchless gearchanges. > Phil Brown But I wonder how such a freewheler would perform in mountainous areas? Then you can only rely on the brakes which may easily overheat. I took an UK driving test around 1980, here any coasting was frowned upon, the car had to be in gear at all time. E.g. approaching a red light you had to change down 5-4-3-2 and then finally declutch at the light, handbrake too of course. I never practiced any of that afterwards. Johannes
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