KD5NRH
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IMO, it sounds like you've got one or more brakes dragging.
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Yeah, I was suspicious of that.IMO, it sounds like you've got one or more brakes dragging.
Have you tried changing or getting the trans filter changed? If it hasnt ever been replaced do so. I change mine once a year out of habit.I think that would be more towards hyper-miling than anything else. It's something I do a lot in my Dodge since the transmission is going so I can't do fast accelerations. It takes me about 15 seconds at max acceleration (@1800rpms) to get to 30mph.
Same only different - I'm use to the phrase "push start" for that, and "jump start" if you are using cables.Same thing just different wording. Perhaps it is just a local dialect...
... I tried while going the fastest I've ever dared; 30km/h. The car didn't jerk so roughly this time, but slowed down severely nonetheless. ....
IMO, it sounds like you've got one or more brakes dragging.
Oh by the way, I sent the car to the shop a while back to have the vibration issue looked at (the vibration was the reason I put my car into neutral at red lights) and they found nothing wrong except that the front brakes were worn. They replaced those. No problem.
But an update: Shortly after starting this thread, I learned I could bump into neutral while driving no problem. Nothing happened and the car didn't jerk. It only happens when my foot is on the brake pedal already.
So, if I'm in the middle of braking, and I bump the car into neutral, the brake pressure seems to double. If I'm just coasting when I do it, nothing happens, as I would expect it to.
I'm still confused as can be about why it does that, but I just thought I'd give you guys the update.