Few Questions

RareEntitee · 29 Jun 2009 at 13:41

please don't laugh

I'm learning to drive a manual in a Ford Fiesta 1.8 Sports car and im not sure if its harder to drive but the gas and clutch are waaaay to sensitive, if i slip it out jus that lil inch too quick, i stall :mad:

So i havn't got a lesson for a few days and i'm not trusted to practice in any relatives car, so could you guys please help lil old me please.

I think i'd understand it better if i knew how a car works, someone should make a sticky, there are mechanical engineers here i know so please doooooooooooo it

Question Number 1!

lol you guys are gonna think im such a tool. ......lol now i can't stop laughing...lol why can't i stop laughing................................................O dear god stop the lolz

OK!

sorry still gigling...my God..shut up. im sorry,

Question Number 1

When your driving at a slow speed (in traffic), why is there a need to put your foot on the clutch to stop the car jerking and stalling?

2

Instead of putting your foot on the clutch, could you just put the car in neutral and coast to a stop by just pressing the brake.

3

Are other manuals easier to drive.

4

Why do you have to give gas as you get your biting point to move the car from a stop.

5

Don't you guys hate it when you have to stop on a steep hill in traffic with the handbrake on cause once i slowly let it out and quickly get on the biting point on the clutch, i automatically gas it over 4000 rpm cause i get nervous from rolling back.

6

could you experienced drivers give me some advice?

7

Oh yeah this one. Can you give gas to move the car forward when your fut is on the clutch. e.g. when i roll from a minor to major road in first gear, my foot is on the clutch, can i give it gas then or can i easily quickly jus let out the clutch to give gas, do you need to get the biting point when the car is moving?

Could some1 make a sticky on the mechanics of a motor, from the function of a clutch and how it relates to the transmission, what gear changing does cause i feel in a lot more control when im turning left/right in a lower gear, and also Engine speed and wheels locking, why they jerk or stall, am i making any sense?

RareEntitee · 29 Jun 2009 at 13:45

oh im sorry, im not entirely sure, but its got a 1.8 engine

RareEntitee · 29 Jun 2009 at 13:49

and number 7 please

RareEntitee · 29 Jun 2009 at 14:26

alright i had a read up, and im gonna try explain it, tell me if im right k

Ok the clutch on a mechanical vehicle is a rotating mechanism that is continually engaged/disengaged from the fly wheel which is connected to the engine. Once fully depressed, the clutch disk seperates from the engine, allowing your wheels to move freely without any control from the engine.

So it would be dangerous to coast left or right turns, you must first connect the clutch to the fly wheel so that the engine can control your car depending on the gear you are in. If you give too much gas while the clutch is disengaged the disk will be spinning too fast for the fly wheel's engine speed, which will cause a jerky start once its engaged.

In autocars, the clutch is always fully engaged however, and the brake pedal disengages it to change your gear.

Am i right?

RareEntitee · 29 Jun 2009 at 14:40

thanks miniyaaz,

RareEntitee · 29 Jun 2009 at 15:45

Clarkey said:
your stuff about the manuals is basically correct.

An autobox is literally nothing like a manual though, frankly they are too complicated for a mere mortal to understand. All you really need to know is that there is no clutch and the pedals simply do slower and faster

lol i just read back what i wrote and its not making any sense to me again....god damn it. Grrrr