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

[Jack Brooks]

Check to see how it can be towed.  My 1980 Triumph TR8 cannot be flat towed, as the tranny uses splash lubrication that does not work in neutral .  I'm not sure that coasting down a really big hill would be a problem, but I might consider doing it in my TR8 even with the towing limitation, as this is a relatively short duration event.

Jack

From: Shop-talk <shop-talk-bounces at autox.team.net> On Behalf Of eric at megageek.com
Sent: Monday, December 12, 2022 7:16 AM
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Subject: [Shop-talk] Coast in Neutral -the next great debate

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?

Moose
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