Looking for advice when car sits at idle...

[jims427400]

A good friend of mine who is a porsha nut ( I cant even spell it ) gave me some advice when sitting idle at a traffic light. He said it was better for the clutch to be in and it even made a difference what gear the car was in. I think he said it was better for the car w/ clutch in and in 3rd gear versus being in 1st gear while sitting still.
Is this a trick that only works on them imports???

 

[simbadb]

Respectfully; Sounds like nonsense

 

[wishuwerehere82]

If you were in third gear waiting at the light, would you be able to get out of the way of a truck about to rear-end you? Think about it.
I vote for first gear.

 

[jims427400]

I just wanted to confirm my suspicions, I'll let him keep coming up w/ these great ideas.

 

[Hib Halverson]

I agree.

 

[bossvette]

I like to leave it it neutral myself, with my foot off the clutch while waiting on a red light.

 

[muddywaters]

That's the way to do it Bossvette, otherwise, your just burning up the throw out bearing for nothing.......

 

[DRTH VTR]

I like to leave it it neutral myself, with my foot off the clutch while waiting on a red light.

That is what I do as well.

 

[TMPJoe]

porsche owners are a special group of people:bash

 

[jims427400]

So thats how you spell it... thanks guys

 

[bossvette]

That's the way to do it Bossvette, otherwise, your just burning up the throw out bearing for nothing.......

thats what Mom and Dad told me when they taught me to drive 45 years ago

 

[gmjunkie]

porsche owners are a special group of people:bash

A Porsche is like a Porcupine turned inside out!!!

 

[bwing]

I like to leave it it neutral myself, with my foot off the clutch while waiting on a red light.

This is the way I do it also. I just watch the lights and put it in 1st before the light turns green.

 

[webxfx]

I like to leave it it neutral myself, with my foot off the clutch while waiting on a red light.

same here, but I think others do the other thing to get away from the noise the trany makes

 

[bossvette]

same here, but I think others do the other thing to get away from the noise the trany makes

I have to laugh at that because I can't hear squat, and even back in the late 60's with a M-22 which was supposed to be noisy that never bothered me. I guess being raised in farm country around farm equipment will do that to you.

 

[jims427400]

Who wants a quiet C2 or C3 anyway..

 

[bossvette]

Who wants a quiet C2 or C3 anyway..

thats why sidepipes are so popular

 

[muddywaters]

It used to be called " Riding the clutch", if noise is an issue you'll have plenty of that when the throw out bearing goes south. The way it was explained to me was to depress clutch to shift gears and to move out from a dead stop, other than that I shift to neutral, clutch out and coast to the light. Even resting your foot on the clutch pedal might activatate the throw out bearing, which is an intermittent bearing.............and it will fail before the rest clutch needs replacing.

 

[KANE]

A good friend of mine who is a porsha nut ( I cant even spell it ) gave me some advice when sitting idle at a traffic light. He said it was better for the clutch to be in and it even made a difference what gear the car was in. I think he said it was better for the car w/ clutch in and in 3rd gear versus being in 1st gear while sitting still.
Is this a trick that only works on them imports???

Seems like it is a technique that only applies to your friend's concept of what "idle" means...

 

[TODD L GRIFFITH]

Tell Biff with his sweater drapped over his shoulders and the 911 top down, that the clutch stays out at the light in neutral otfl