Re: Manual Transmission Stalling

[cleaving@domain.elided]

> 
> I'm kind of concerned about those steep uphill scenarios:  with both
> T-19s that I have had it takes a long time to downshift from 2nd to
> 1st.  I am assuming that this is working as designed.  Anyway, on quick
> changes to a steep uphill climb I sometimes run into problems on pavement,
> let alone off engineered roads with an inability to downshift before
> I start lugging.  I guess I could just take it a little slower and
> stay in first, but that's not the ideal solution.  Any way to get better
> shifting?  I'm thinking that this problem has to do with the size of
> the gears or is a synchro problem.  
 Sounds like it's just the syncros doing thier job - sometimes it takes a 
second for the front half of the trans to speed up to where it's 
synchronized with the rear half of the trans. You can speed up and smooth 
out the shifting process by using your foot on the accellerator to speed 
up the engine so the syncros don't have to do the whole job (work on your
heel-and-toe formula 1 downshifting :)). The other thing you can do is try 
to look ahead and anticipate when you're going to need to shift down, so 
you can shift before it gets really steep.

> Ken Farmer
> 1980 Scout II: 304, T-19 Close Ratio, 3.73, Small tires still

 Later,                curt_cleavinger@domain.elided  Louisville, CO
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