dklawson
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I keep cars forever. It was with a bit of embarrassment that 10 years ago I couldn't get a car to start at a used car lot. When I went to tell the salesman, he chuckled at me and asked "You were remembering to hold the clutch pedal down while operating the starter weren't you?" (I wasn't).
I had NEVER done that before, in fact I was always taught it was hard on the thrust washers to do that. Since then, every manual transmission car I've come across (alright... the few that still are built with manual gearboxes) require that you hold the clutch pedal down to start the engine.
I'm sure holding the pedal down is for safety reasons (so you won't use the starter motor to drive over your cat, dog, or kids). However, what has changed in engine design that holding the clutch pedal down when cranking is now not only acceptable but required?
I had NEVER done that before, in fact I was always taught it was hard on the thrust washers to do that. Since then, every manual transmission car I've come across (alright... the few that still are built with manual gearboxes) require that you hold the clutch pedal down to start the engine.
I'm sure holding the pedal down is for safety reasons (so you won't use the starter motor to drive over your cat, dog, or kids). However, what has changed in engine design that holding the clutch pedal down when cranking is now not only acceptable but required?