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Sulfuric · 01-05-2009, 09:45 PM

Hey all.
So I have been P&Ging the heck out of my current tank, and I think it's really working - I've driven over 70 miles and the needle has barely moved.

BUT

I messed up one of my clutch starts. I was moving too slow for the ambient traffic, I was moving at around 30-35mph, stuck it in 4th gear (probably should've been 5th), and tried to start it.

I don't know what happened. When I tried to restart it with the clutch this happened:
I heard the engine catch, but only halfway, and then the oil light flickered, and then the engine light flickered too, then the engine came back on.

And when I started driving again, after a minute or two, I realized my engine idiot light had illuminated itself for my idiot eyes.

01-05-2009, 09:45 PM	#1 (permalink)
Sulfuric EcoModding Apprentice Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Safety Harbor, FL Posts: 119 Lil Sulf - '94 Toyota Corolla Team Toyota 90 day: 47.62 mpg (US) Thanks: 2 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Messed up clutch start, possible problem? Hey all. So I have been P&Ging the heck out of my current tank, and I think it's really working - I've driven over 70 miles and the needle has barely moved. BUT I messed up one of my clutch starts. I was moving too slow for the ambient traffic, I was moving at around 30-35mph, stuck it in 4th gear (probably should've been 5th), and tried to start it. I don't know what happened. When I tried to restart it with the clutch this happened: I heard the engine catch, but only halfway, and then the oil light flickered, and then the engine light flickered too, then the engine came back on. And when I started driving again, after a minute or two, I realized my engine idiot light had illuminated itself for my idiot eyes. __________________ And that's without a Scangauge o.O Last edited by Sulfuric; 01-05-2009 at 09:54 PM..