RE: Italian tune-up redux

["Nick Koleszar" <npk@domain.elided>]

Tess

What do you mean by "shift hard"? If it means what I think it means, no you
don't have to make fast shifts as you go through the gears, the exercise is
really to let the engine stretch its lungs and burn off crap, crud, etc.

nk

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>
> Date: Mon, 23 Sep 2002 21:07:39 -0700 (PDT)
> From: Tessie McMillan <tessmc@domain.elided>
> Subject: Italian tune-up redux
>
> Hi Guys! (and Anne &:-D) I have a comment and a question about the ITU
> thread.
>
> My comment is that I'd suggest all instructions should be prefaced with
> the statement, "thoroughly warm up the engine".
>
> My question is: since when does one need to shift hard for an ITU? My
> understanding of the purpose is to clean out the carbon from the system.
> Man-handling the gearbox wouldn't really be related to this, unless you
> mean stomping hard on the clutch to get that extra second for engagement
> (a la Fred).
>
> Tess
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