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Old 03-25-2008, 11:34 PM   #5 (permalink)
bennelson
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Location: Oconomowoc, WI, USA
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Electric Cycle - '81 Kawasaki KZ440
90 day: 334.6 mpg (US)

S10 - '95 Chevy S10
90 day: 30.48 mpg (US)

Electro-Metro - '96 Ben Nelson's "Electro-Metro"
90 day: 129.81 mpg (US)

The Wife's Car - Plug-in Prius - '04 Toyota Prius
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Hey Waxy,

I had the exact same question about 2 weeks ago.

Then I took the Metro apart and figured it out!

Yeah, the first thing I did too was go to "How Stuff Works" - makes a lot more sense when you can see and touch the parts.

My Metro clutch looks EXACTLY like the diagram Ryland posted.

I am not sure if I will use the clutch or not in my EV. That question comes up about EVs all the time!!!

What I did was save the flywheel when I sold the engine, that way I still have it available if I do want to use the clutch with the finished EV.
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