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Subject: Re: [MBZ] UPS Diesel or floating gas?
G Mann g2ma...@gmail.com wrote:
One of my projects is working
: Fri, 27 Apr 2012 00:30:37 -0500
From: Fmiser fmi...@gmail.com
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Subject: Re: [MBZ] UPS Diesel or floating gas?
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Randy Bennell wrote:
If MB intended you
Well for several years mci and prevost (bus makers) and I'm sure big truck
makers as well played with auto sticks where you just used a clutch to start
then it was a direct drive automatic. Got a little better mileage. And didn't
require shifting.
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On Apr 27, 2012, at
On 27/04/2012 12:30 AM, Fmiser wrote:
Randy Bennell wrote:
If MB intended you to do that, they wouldn't have bothered to
put in a clutch pedal.
Heh. The clutch pedal is for starting moving from a full stop.
After that, it's just there to confuse the plebeians.
--Philip
With a good solid
One of my projects is working with a gentleman in Oz. who has invented a
very ingenious IVT [Infinitely Variable Transmission] which is capable of
being developed for use in high load/high horsepower applications.
Most interesting in using the IVT in long haul trucks would be the ability
to set
I wonder if a diesel/electric, like a locomotive, would be efficient?
Would have to run the numbers, but that would be interesting -- max
torque at 0mph, etc.
--R
On 4/27/12 1:02 PM, G Mann wrote:
One of my projects is working with a gentleman in Oz. who has invented a
very ingenious IVT
G Mann g2ma...@gmail.com wrote:
One of my projects is working with a gentleman in Oz. who has invented
a
very ingenious IVT [Infinitely Variable Transmission] which is capable
of
Sounds very cool, I'd wondered when an IVT design would really take over
market share.
Please keep us posted as
its a new application and there are lots of issues to
overcome in heavy trucks but the idea isn't new.
-Curt
Date: Fri, 27 Apr 2012 10:02:39 -0700
From: G Mann g2ma...@gmail.com
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Subject: Re: [MBZ] UPS Diesel or floating gas?
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My 3 Skidoo (Bombardier) snowmobiles ('71/'72)had CVT's.
Wilton
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From: Curt Raymond curtlud...@yahoo.com
To: Diesel List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Friday, April 27, 2012 2:08 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] UPS Diesel or floating gas?
CVT - Constantly (or continuously
At 10:32 PM 4/25/2012, Philip wrote:
(snip)
With very slight
pressure against the synchros, it's possible to feel when the
speed matches. At that point, a quick snink and it's in
gear.
Hey, you could drive down here to southern MO and help
On 25/04/2012 6:59 PM, Mountain Man wrote:
-- Philip wrote:
I do it every time I drive one of my cars with a manual
transmission.
-- Philip, who floats more shifts than he clutchs.
I have 3 pedals in my 240D.
Teach me? Are there youtube videos showing this... I wonder?
Sounds like a nice
Date: Thu, 26 Apr 2012 10:57:35 -0500
From: rbenn...@bennell.ca
Have to say, I fail to understand why one would need or want to do this?
It is very good to know how to do this in the event of a catasrophic
failure of the hydraulic system.
Rick
Philip wrote:
I do it every time I drive one of my cars with a manual
transmission.
-- Philip, who floats more shifts than he clutchs.
On 25/04/2012 6:59 PM, Mountain Man wrote:
I have 3 pedals in my 240D.
Teach me? Are there youtube videos showing this... I wonder?
If you become one with your machine... you will be able to float your gear
changes... that is all... Some will feel the force and some will not.
On Thu, Apr 26, 2012 at 9:32 AM, Fmiser fmi...@gmail.com wrote:
Philip wrote:
I do it every time I drive one of my cars with a manual
Yeah, I know - I had to do that with my old Suburban when the tranny was
slowly going bad. Gently lift a bit on the 1-2 shift so it would do it
nicely.
I still see no reason one would waste time on nonsense like this unless
there was something wrong with the car that compelled one to do so.
Randy Bennell wrote:
If MB intended you to do that, they wouldn't have bothered to
put in a clutch pedal.
Heh. The clutch pedal is for starting moving from a full stop.
After that, it's just there to confuse the plebeians.
--Philip
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Floating a gear means shifting without using a clutch, a good driver
will be able to shift all gears, up and down, without using the clutch.
Only possible in a non syncro box, well possible in a syncro box but you
will have to be within a few engine revs.
Hendrik
who hasn't floated gears for
Philip wrote:
A good driver will float all the up-shifts.
On 25/04/12 17:40, Max wrote:
What does it mean to float an up-shift?
Hendrik Fay wrote:
Floating a gear means shifting without using a clutch, a good
driver will be able to shift all gears, up and down, without
using
Hendrik Fay heni...@ozemail.com.au wrote:
Floating a gear means shifting without using a clutch, a good driver
will be able to shift all gears, up and down, without using the clutch.
Thanks, that's what I thought. Have done that in extremis but never well
enough to feel comfortable that I
Max wrote:
Hendrik Fay heni...@ozemail.com.au wrote:
Floating a gear means shifting without using a clutch, a good driver
will be able to shift all gears, up and down, without using the clutch.
Thanks, that's what I thought. Have done that in extremis but never well
enough to feel
-- Philip wrote:
I do it every time I drive one of my cars with a manual
transmission.
-- Philip, who floats more shifts than he clutchs.
I have 3 pedals in my 240D.
Teach me? Are there youtube videos showing this... I wonder?
Sounds like a nice challenge... if I can keep from wrecking
At 07:59 PM 4/25/2012, mao wrote:
-- Philip wrote:
I do it every time I drive one of my cars with a manual
transmission.
-- Philip, who floats more shifts than he clutchs.
I have 3 pedals in my 240D.
Teach me? Are there youtube videos showing this... I wonder?
Sounds like a nice
Philip wrote:
I do it every time I drive one of my cars with a manual
transmission.
-- Philip, who floats more shifts than he clutchs.
Mountain Man wrote:
I have 3 pedals in my 240D.
Teach me? Are there youtube videos showing this... I wonder?
Sounds like a nice challenge... if I
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