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isit bad to pop your clutch to start ur car?

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Old Oct 5, 2004 | 02:06 PM
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isit bad to pop your clutch to start ur car?

my starter isnt getting any pwr right now, so i have to get the z rolling and then pop the clutch, hopefully just temporary tho, is it not good to do?
Old Oct 5, 2004 | 04:20 PM
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Re: isit bad to pop your clutch to start ur car?

You'll be fine.
Old Oct 5, 2004 | 05:06 PM
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Re: isit bad to pop your clutch to start ur car?

shouldn't hurt if you just do it a few times but don't make it a daily thing for the next 3 months
Old Oct 6, 2004 | 12:21 AM
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Re: isit bad to pop your clutch to start ur car?

ya hopefully the prblem will be fixed by the end of the week, thanks for the replies guys, makes me feel better so i dont have to worry thanks again ttyl
Old Oct 6, 2004 | 01:43 PM
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Re: isit bad to pop your clutch to start ur car?

This is way less force then the clutch see's during normal driving. You could do this forever and it wouldn't hurt a thing.
Old Oct 6, 2004 | 07:42 PM
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Re: isit bad to pop your clutch to start ur car?

Wait...how do you do that? My battery went out the other day and I had to get it towed to the local shop to see what the problem was....could I have just popped the clutch to start it?!
Old Oct 6, 2004 | 07:44 PM
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Re: isit bad to pop your clutch to start ur car?

Originally Posted by Meccadeth
Wait...how do you do that? My battery went out the other day and I had to get it towed to the local shop to see what the problem was....could I have just popped the clutch to start it?!
I dont think it would work because it still needs battery power.

Poping the clutch is only because the starter doesnt work.
Old Oct 6, 2004 | 07:59 PM
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Re: isit bad to pop your clutch to start ur car?

Yah, if your battery went dead, and still didn't hold a charge after boosting it.... then popping the clutch wouldn't work since there is no spark.
Old Oct 6, 2004 | 08:49 PM
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Re: isit bad to pop your clutch to start ur car?

Originally Posted by Meccadeth
Wait...how do you do that? My battery went out the other day and I had to get it towed to the local shop to see what the problem was....could I have just popped the clutch to start it?!
It probably depends on how drained the battery is. If it's still clicking the starter, it might come on, but if it won't do anything, probably not.
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