[Shop-talk] Coast in Neutral -the next great debate

[Jeff Scarbrough]

It depends.

1.   Will it get sufficient splash lubrication?

2.  Will you burn out your brakes holding a coasting car back instead of
letting the engine do the braking?

I've always heard that at best, it really doesn't help much.


-- Jeff

On Mon, Dec 12, 2022, 11:00 <eric at megageek.com> wrote:

> I'm putting this out to the group to get some opinions from the real
> experts here.
>
> If you put a manually car or truck in neutral and release the clutch while
> going down long hills or coming to a stop at a intersection, are you doing
> any damage?
>
> I'm not worried about fuel savings, just is coasting in neutral with the
> clutch release.
>
> Any thoughts?
>
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