MopaR&D
Nerd Member
Hey everybody, I have two pretty different questions that I decided I should just put in one thread. The first question is: Is double-clutching necessary when driving A-833-equipped cars? I thought they were synchronized, but somebody on another forum told me that when driving his old A-833 OD equipped vans/trucks, he has to double clutch or match the RPM's in between shifts. Could his synchros just be worn out, and he doesn't know any better?
Second question: A little while ago I drove my Duster up the street to get the mail and make sure my repainted valve covers still sealed well. Well, I forgot that near the end of my street is a 100-foot-long stretch of black ice followed by a 5-inch-deep pothole (more like a trench); you can imagine me in my own little world thinking about stuff and tooling along at 20 mph down the street, then seeing/remembering the ice and pothole and how easy it is to lock up my brakes, followed by an :tongue9:"OH ****":tongue9: and a fruitless attempt to slow the car down or turn out of the way before hitting the pothole. Now, I don't know how fast I was going upon impact, I think around 15 mph, and when I hit that pothole it was quite a BANG--BANG. I drove back to my house and everything felt normal, I also looked underneath with a flashlight at everything and I only saw a small dent on the gas tank. Do you guys think I messed anything up? Upon reflection I thanked God that I wasn't driving our minivan, which would surely have been screwed even if I hit it at half the speed.
Second question: A little while ago I drove my Duster up the street to get the mail and make sure my repainted valve covers still sealed well. Well, I forgot that near the end of my street is a 100-foot-long stretch of black ice followed by a 5-inch-deep pothole (more like a trench); you can imagine me in my own little world thinking about stuff and tooling along at 20 mph down the street, then seeing/remembering the ice and pothole and how easy it is to lock up my brakes, followed by an :tongue9:"OH ****":tongue9: and a fruitless attempt to slow the car down or turn out of the way before hitting the pothole. Now, I don't know how fast I was going upon impact, I think around 15 mph, and when I hit that pothole it was quite a BANG--BANG. I drove back to my house and everything felt normal, I also looked underneath with a flashlight at everything and I only saw a small dent on the gas tank. Do you guys think I messed anything up? Upon reflection I thanked God that I wasn't driving our minivan, which would surely have been screwed even if I hit it at half the speed.
