"Chas Hurst" > wrote:

>
>"miker" > wrote in message
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>> You'll be trying to turn the tranny (in neutral) over along with the
>> engine - ain't gonna make it some mornings.
>>
>>
>> > Now that I'm heading into my first Minnesota winter in a long
>> > time without heated parking, I've been getting a bit jealous of
>> > people with remote starters.
>
>The extra drag of a cold trans isn't that great at starting speeds. I
>disabled the clutch switch on Miata and my Toyota truck mainly so I could
>start the engine with the car in neutral.

Is there something I do not see? Why do you want start without disengaging
the clutch? Is not the less parts moving along, the better?

>I don't run the Miata in bad weather, but I do use the truck and it has
>started at -10F while in neutral.
>I use a block heater on my Benz diesel-auto trans- and it works quite well.

Leon
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