oh well, the clutch was already going out
Aug. 15th, 2008 01:13 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
hyurinew battery. cleaned cylinder head temperature sensor, the dry one (800 grit sandpaper is your friend). car sounds weird.
actually what's weird is the sound that's missing: the injectors clicking. it's a beautiful counterpoint to the exhaust note, and a much louder telltale for shifting. I was misshifting all day because I can't hear where I've revved to.
of course, the worst one was entirely my fault: dropping the clutch into third at 700 RPM/64 MPH. someone jumped in front of me as I was downshifting and I panicked, performing that brilliant maneuver in the midst of an emergency lane-change. I'm really surprised I didn't leave the road, much less the lane.
I'm kinda wondering now why anyone wants me to drive them anywhere. or, more accurately, why everyone wants me to drive them everywhere.
actually what's weird is the sound that's missing: the injectors clicking. it's a beautiful counterpoint to the exhaust note, and a much louder telltale for shifting. I was misshifting all day because I can't hear where I've revved to.
of course, the worst one was entirely my fault: dropping the clutch into third at 700 RPM/64 MPH. someone jumped in front of me as I was downshifting and I panicked, performing that brilliant maneuver in the midst of an emergency lane-change. I'm really surprised I didn't leave the road, much less the lane.
I'm kinda wondering now why anyone wants me to drive them anywhere. or, more accurately, why everyone wants me to drive them everywhere.
