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- From: tr@samadams.princeton.edu (Tom Reingold)
- Newsgroups: rec.autos.tech
- Subject: grinding gears when revving engine at high speed
- Message-ID: <tr.712338722@samadams>
- Date: 28 Jul 92 15:52:02 GMT
- Sender: news@newross.Princeton.EDU (USENET News System)
- Organization: Noo Joizy, USA
- Lines: 17
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- In some situations, I want to accelerate quickly from a standstill to
- merge onto a high-traffic, high-speed road. My Saab 9000S has a
- normally aspirated 2.0 liter 16 valve engine. The car weighs about
- 3000 pounds, so acceleration isn't that good. With this, combined
- with a very low first gear, quick acceleration doesn't come without
- some effort.
-
- When I rev the engine to nearly redline, shifting to second gear is
- very tricky. I try to pull the shifter into second, and instead of
- going in, it gives resistance and the transmission makes a very loud
- grinding sound. What causes this? More importantly, what is the
- proper way to shift quickly in this situation?
- --
- Tom Reingold
- tr@samadams.princeton.edu OR ...!princeton!samadams!tr
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