Well, the guy I bought it from (a listmember) said that was the case, and
after he told me that I paid close attention, and damned if the idle speed
didn't drop (a lot, I thought) when the clutch was in, more so than in
other cars.
He said that it was an emissions thing to cut down on the output from
engines idling in traffic with people riding the clutch while waiting to
go. It's plausible enough to be true, though I've never heard of such a
thing, but the fact remains that they do drop quite a bit when the clutch
is in, so I can't say I disbelieve him.
>From my point of view, I now start it in neutral instead of with the clutch
in (which is my usual safety technique, and a requirement on many cars,
actually). This helps it start better, but it's still a problem when
shifting in lesser weather when the car's not fully warmed up.
On the other hand, Larry's saying it's physics and the way it is. Normally
that's what I would have thought, except for the tale of the "idle
reducer". I don't live out west, so I don't know what they put on their cars.
Thanks
- Tab
At 10:38 AM 10/19/99 -0500, Charley & Peggy Robinson wrote:
>Hi Tab,
>
> I've never heard of this feature but of cuss my hands-on experience is
>with CBBs. How did you find out about this feature? If it was word of
>mouth I'd be skeptical. If you found it in a manual, that's a different
>story.
>
> Now, there is a feature called "Transmission Controlled Spark Advance"
>in the later model Bs. Perhaps your slowing of the idle has something
>to do with that - I. E., a malfunction.
>
> Charley Robinson
> '69 B
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