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Christ · 12-13-2008, 09:34 PM

Digging up graves here, but I actually just did this with my wife's car tonite coming down E-Ville mountain.

Result:

I shut my wife's GP off with the engine braking (0 throttle @ 2500 RPM) in 2nd range (about 40 - 50 MPH) (Automatic transmission) and waited 5 seconds. I then turned the key back on, and hit the gas, and the car accelerated.

What this means, is that the torque convertor restarted the engine. The tach wasn't working with the key off, and I couldn't hear if the engine was still spinning, but it did restart with no effort (nearly zero feel) when I turned the key back on. No jerking, etc.

I'm not sure if the engine speed actually died all the way down or not. But I do know that I didn't crank, and never took the car out of gear or put it into another gear. Left it in 2nd range the whole time.

12-13-2008, 09:34 PM	#45 (permalink)
Christ Moderate your Moderation. Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Troy, Pa. Posts: 8,919 Pasta - '96 Volkswagen Passat TDi 90 day: 45.22 mpg (US) Thanks: 1,369 Thanked 430 Times in 353 Posts	Digging up graves here, but I actually just did this with my wife's car tonite coming down E-Ville mountain. Result: I shut my wife's GP off with the engine braking (0 throttle @ 2500 RPM) in 2nd range (about 40 - 50 MPH) (Automatic transmission) and waited 5 seconds. I then turned the key back on, and hit the gas, and the car accelerated. What this means, is that the torque convertor restarted the engine. The tach wasn't working with the key off, and I couldn't hear if the engine was still spinning, but it did restart with no effort (nearly zero feel) when I turned the key back on. No jerking, etc. I'm not sure if the engine speed actually died all the way down or not. But I do know that I didn't crank, and never took the car out of gear or put it into another gear. Left it in 2nd range the whole time. __________________ "¿ʞɐǝɹɟ ɐ ǝɹ,noʎ uǝɥʍ 'ʇı ʇ,usı 'ʎlǝuol s,ʇı"