PaleMelanesian -
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Originally Posted by PaleMelanesian
In that situation, I would still bump in 5th, but then immediately clutch in and shift to 4th. I do it all the time. 5th gives a smoother bump, and then a second later I'm in the gear I need to tackle the hill.
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That's actually what I do, so maybe that's why I haven't stalled out going up a hill. In practice, I almost never bump-start on the uphill, or my "uphills" are very gentle, aka 1% or 2% inclines as on freeways.
CarloSW2