Clutch or Tranny problem?
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You bring up a good point. Chew on this.. Tonight I went to start it in -10 degree weather. I put the tranny in neutral and started it. Fired up just fine, but when I went to let the clutch out it dropped the RPMs like it was in gear, almost to the point it wanted to stall. I moved the shifter back and forth to make sure it was in neutral several times to make sure. I gave it some gas and time and eventually simmered down. Not sure if the weather played a part seems how I just bought it, but if the clutch plate was off a bit would it drag the engine down like that?
On this note, I just started my honda to go take some packages in to ups. Temp is about 10F outside with a good wind. I started the car put trans in neutral and let the clutch out. Car rolled forward about 3 inches and killed the motor, started it again and let the clutch out, car rolled forward about 3" again but stayed running. After a few minutes of warming up is was just fine and as good as ever.
My point is cold weather thickens oil and causes parts to stick to one another. it is totally normal in cold weather. Just let the vehicle warm up a few minutes before driving to get fluids flowing and parts warmed up a bit.
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