Although getting stuck on the hill could be embarrassing and expensive that suggestion could result in injuryyou could always get SWMBO to get out and push that would take her mind off it.
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Although getting stuck on the hill could be embarrassing and expensive that suggestion could result in injuryyou could always get SWMBO to get out and push that would take her mind off it.
And possibly greater expense , divorce isn't cheap.Although getting stuck on the hill could be embarrassing and expensive that suggestion could result in injury
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That Hill still stops some of the several hundred horsepower modern trucks , if they get wheel spin on the white lines and come to a halt , used to get called there to tow them up every so oftenI had the luxury of a 180 bhp Gardner in a Mk 2 Atki Borderer with a six speed David Brown box.
In the mid seventies I did a few casual night trunks for Wilkinsons Transport in Rochdale.
I had held a Class1 licence for a few years but did not not have that much experience.
One night I was following another driver down to a depot in Abingdon and the route took us past Gaydon towards Banbury.
There is a quite steep hill on the old road, Edge Hill?
I was trundling along behind this other guy, in the dark, when all of a sudden his tail lights seemed to grow wings as he climbed the hill.
This was a bit of a shock and much rapid double de clutching ensued, luckily I didn't miss a gear and successfully reached the top of the hill.
An experience never forgotten.........obviously
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Hi jopparocks its all about predicting the correct lower gear early enough on steep hills, especially when you come across a few blind sharp bends that knock off your speed very quickly. Luckily we have synchromesh on 1st gears these days, it would have been a lot harder with much gear crunching in the old day.
I just google earthed the road over Cairn o Mount, and yes it is steep with many potholes due to the winter snow, which sometimes are impossible to miss.
I have found you the best tool to have another go at this trip, with the wife safely strapped in I am sure she would love the experience, I know I would, so enjoy.
LES
The last coachbuilt was a 1900 cc normally aspirated & I'd never used 1st gear even going over col s in the pyrennees. Got out in the sticks in Devon near to friends house & it was a 90Āŗ right straight on to a steep hill. Only place I always had to change in to 1st at the bottomand the result is becoming stationary with a difficult, or sometimes impossible, hill start.
Reminds me of buying a mini digger here. Collected it using a LT28 + ifor williams trailer(699kgs). whole lot weighed in at nearly 6T . Came back Mazarron to Ćguilas over the hills & stuck in 1st wondering whether we would actually get to the top when a couple of cyclists went past. What was even worse was we never actually caught them up either.I was crawling in first gear , somebody on a bike overtook me
Telegraph Hill finished off the clutch in my 1964 Triumph Herald 1.2 on my first lads holiday in 1976, camping at hillhead brixam in that long hot summer.Manys the vehicle that had to go up Porlock Hill, or the old Telegraph Hill by Exeter before it was levelled out,
Yes - but they had not used to be banned although most people could drive and tow properly going back to then. I recall going down Sutton bank for the fist time ever about 20 years ago riding pilllion on OH's Blackbird - and him saying then last time he was 'here' it was foggy and he was towing his caravan. May have had his Range Rover or possibly his Granada at the time, dunno, before my time with him!Yep, caravans are banned from Sutton Bank for a reason.
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Basically it is depressing the clutch then revving the engine to match the revs of the lower gear that you want to go into, then using the clutch to slip into that gear quickly at the right revs, so not relying on the synchromesh, which loses momentum.Have heard the term many times but don't know what it is.
You could be right but i dont see the point of trying to go backwards quicker.I think I heard a lot of gearboxes now are higer ratio in reverse than first so it wouldn't work.
Close but no cigar.Basically it is depressing the clutch then revving the engine to match the revs of the lower gear that you want to go into, then using the clutch to slip into that gear quickly at the right revs, so not relying on the synchromesh, which loses momentum.
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Absolutely correct,,BUSBYClose but no cigar.
Clutch in, shift into neutral, clutch out, match revs, clutch in, engage lower gear, clutch out.
Hence double de-clutch. Mostly needed before syncromesh was devised, so more applicable to vintage, Edward Ian and veteran car classes, though quite a few cars didn't have synchro on 1st until relatively recently.
If you worried and not confident,,Yes.BUSBY.Seems then that the advice is to get the gear right before getting on the hill and then stick with it and never try changing down.
Replaced the mirror what a performance as one of the Four screws well and truly not budging so had to be sawn off. The discovered the mirror I had bought has two locating dowels no holes for mine as it did not come with them so had to saw the dowels off. My hands too large to get in the space to clip the sockets for the electrics so long nose pliers brought to bear. Took over 2 hours to change it minus one of the four screws which does not seem to affect the security of itI take the view that those behind me on a narrowish road will have to bear with me even if they are frustrated. Just because the road say has a 50mph speed limit it does not mean that you have to go at 50 you go at a speed up to that that you as the driver judge to be safe and within your own driving experience and limits. We have just been in Somerset using very narrow roads all twists and turns on the look out for those huge four wheel drive tractors taking up more than half the width of the road. Knackered my passenger side mirror avoiding one.
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Not the sort journey you should do in an old Ford, when it's raining: wipers at a standstill on the way up, and going like the clappers during the descent.And stopping at the top of Horseshoe Pass to let the radiator and engine cool down in the Ford Prefect ... Flask of stewed tea and tomato sandwiches, trying to avoid being chased by the sheep, and theme back in the car for the descent, when the brakes would get a little warm ...
Steve
Just about to say the same of my dads old ford popular side valve engine and 3 speed gearbox vacuum wipers etc. It was an adventure driving from Mansfield to Paignton in the 1960's and a long days trip. He always had it serviced first and at the top of a long hill there were always a couple of cars stopped overheatingNot the sort journey you should do in an old Ford, when it's raining: wipers at a standstill on the way up, and going like the clappers during the descent.
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And stopping at the top of Horseshoe Pass to let the radiator and engine cool down in the Ford Prefect ... Flask of stewed tea and tomato sandwiches, trying to avoid being chased by the sheep, and theme back in the car for the descent, when the brakes would get a little warm ...
Steve
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