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I am still new to manual cars…
Seeing how in a manual, the wheels are basically “locked” to the engine, I wonder something –
If you have it in gear and the engine just loses power like say the ignition or fuel system fails, how abruptly does the car stop or would the wheels keep engine turning or…?I got to wondering that cause the other day I tried to “park” the car in 4th or 5th gear (didn’t use E-brake), I didn’t think it mattered until it started to slowly roll since it was on a slight incline. Come to find out, in high gears the wheels can drive the engine, so to speak… Note to self – FIRST gear serves as park, along with E brake…
So what of it? I mean would this be a serious catastrophe if losing engine power on the highway? I mean yeah you could put it in neutral real quick but for that second when the engine died but car rolling, what would that mean for the engine, the car itself, and one’s safety?
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