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Originally Posted by MetroMPG
When you get good at clutch starting, it's very smooth. I recently showed the technique to someone, and I had to say out loud when I was killing the motor & when I had clutch started it.
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I was teaching some hypermiling techniques to a friend recently.
She didn't realize that in order to coast you have to either hold the clutch in or shift to neutral, and consequently, she didn't notice the engine reengaging - and she was the one driving! I pointed out the tach reading, and explained the idea of bump starting.
I find in my (2.5 ton commercial) truck I can get the engine going easily at any speed above 5mph and barley feel it.
You get smoother with practice. I was kind of hard on the drive train the first month or so, but now I really not worried about wearing anything out.