LEARNING To Drive Our VINTAGE BUS CONVERSION: 4 Speed Manual Transmission
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- Опубликовано: 19 июл 2021
- Can YOU drive a stick shift?
In today's video we attempt to drive our vintage MCI bus conversion for the first time with a little help from an expert. Learning to double clutch and shift an 8844A Alison transmission attached to an 8V71 Detroit Diesel takes PRACTICE!
Afterward, we Take A Ride with some musical help from Automae!
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See those color markings on your speedo? Those are your shift points. Double clutch counting one onethousand, two twothousand. Same shifting. Got rev up on the second clutch to match the trans speed with the engine.
That was cool seeing the shifting pattern change and Ted wiping his brow
I always liked the MCI shifter diagram. He was surprisingly patient!
Hi Sam, Mike, Amanda, Ghost, and Ted! Hope all is well! Katie and I (Steve) say hi!
Lovin the “moment of DOG” ha ha
😂😂😂😂😂😂😅😅😅😅😅😂 I taught myself how to drive my 9 spd semi truck. Landed in Portland, a city I didn’t know and drove it home to Colorado. That 18hr drive did me some good. At first it was like why did I buy this truck I can’t drive? I kept driving and now I can shift it faster than cars with via floating the gears. I can double clutch as well. Traffic was also exhausting at first, using the right gear was definitely key and maintaining a safe distance regardless of speed limit.
Drove an MCI MC-7 back in the mid 80's. Accelerated until the speed topped out then clutch in and watch the rpm's drop to around 2100, clutch again and drop it into gear. Took a little time to master .
Drove 4 speed Silver Eagle in mid 1970s. No tachometer you had to watch speedometer and listen to that engine. Double clutch to shift. No power steering either. But still fun to drive.
Get the bus moving by letting out the clutch with no throttle. You'll fry the clutch in a short amount of time. Double clutching is a must. As you get better, you can learn to float the gears. Definitely not at that point here. Hope you were able to figure it out. 😉
I was a trainer for 10 years practice throttle control
Grrrrrrrr.... love it
Once you master that double clutch you should learn to float. Your leg will thank you.
That is a FACT! I've gotten a little better. Practice!
What is and how do you float?
@@paulhuntersr.9259You match revs exactly to the gear ratios and skip the clutch.... it stays in, you just "float" it out and back into gear by exactly matching revs. You won't really be able to do this calculation in your head with math but you'll feel when its right. You can calculate what speed each RPM should be for each gear with math though on paper to give you an idea of what to do or just write down your RPMS at each spead at each gear etc... normally you'll plan your shifts to occur at the right speed though say you get to 30mph in 2nd pop it out and drop rpm to the right spot and pop it back in.... thats all floating is.
This is just painful to watch! I guess I had to advantage of knowing how to drive a manual car/pickup truck before learning how to double clutch. Now that I know how to float the gears in a non-synchromesh Trans, give me a chance...lol
Unfortunately, can't hear a word either of them are saying...
The first thing to teach is the RPM drop between gears. Every transmission is different but the instructor should figure it out while shifting and tell the learner. You can get better at that by just sitting in the driveway and playing with the throttle until you get a sense of how far and where your foot should be moving when actually shifting. And after you practice that you need to watch the tach not the road. Trying to do it all by ear and feel when you have no idea what you are doing is a long and frustrating way to learn.
This is painful and hilarious.
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Come on driver find a gear already 😂