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I'm not worried about wearing or damaging the clutch, but I am always worried about breaking a motor mount. One of the major weaknesses in Focuses are the motor mounts.
I have only done it two or three times on the focus. And that was in a traffic jam on a rolling hill; I didn't want to wear out the starter and I didn't want to waste a tank of gas idling in a traffic jam.
I would put it in 3rd gear, get rolling a bit then engage the clutch about half way to spin the engine than put it back to the floor. That seemed to do the trick every time. But I'm afraid of dumping the clutch and breaking something.
Most starter motors only turn 300 or so RPM - that's all you'd need to get the engine started.
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