Replies

What is double clutch? My brakes went out 20 mi out of town and I managed to get it homw and shifting. Lucky I knew an alternate route without much traffic. Totally out of the blue. Think maybe it was brake fluid.

I don't know if I can revive the ac or not, gone without it for years. I'd really like to get it fixed if it can be without spending too much. It drags on the engine but there are times it would be worth it.

What is double clutch?

You need to double clutch with unsynchronized manual transmissions. You clutch, shift into neutral and clutch again to shift into gear. A synchronized manual transmission is just the single clutch from gear through neutral into gear.

One of my summer college jobs was with a pool company. They had this utility van with a column shifter on an unsynchronized transmission. We always had to return during rush hour traffic, under load in the hills of Pennsylvania. I hated it, but will remember it forever.

It was a classic case of screwing up in reverse. I normally drove a manual transmission, so they would choose me to drive the van. Didn't get any extra pay for it either.