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RE: All locked up!!

To: Randy Rees <randyr@starwave.com>
Subject: RE: All locked up!!
From: EMILY COWEN <ecowen@cln.etc.bc.ca>
Date: Thu, 29 May 1997 00:09:58 -0700 (PDT)
Hi Randy Rees!!

On Wed, 28 May 1997, Randy Rees wrote:

> Sounds allot like my problem.. why high gear Vs low gear?

When you're trying to spin the engine over, you are reversing the power
flow through the gears.  This means that low gear is like an overdrive,
while high gear is direct drive.  You don't have the torque (power) to
unjam the starter gear using low, or second gear, so use high (fourth).

It's the same as gearing down to slow down on a downhill grade.  

TTUL8r, Kirk Cowen  (who ended up buying a flywheel from the wrecker
                     'cause he couldn't afford a new ring gear)


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