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Old 03-22-2014, 12:27 PM   #4 (permalink)
jedi_sol
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Originally Posted by MetroMPG View Post
In my car, 3a doesn't work well unless I quickly let the clutch out most of the way, and immediately depress it again when the engine spins up. It's a quick, fluid motion: up/down.

Letting it out slowly causes the car to slow down too much getting into the friction point, and it jerks when the engine yields and starts spinning.
Yes true, but I am just assuming that since he is new ish to bump starting, he might not be familiar as to when his clutch starts to grab.

To poster, as you get better at bump starting, you can get to point where you can quickly "up/down" the clutch yet still be smooth in one quick motion .
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