"Leon van Dommelen" > wrote in message
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> "Chas Hurst" > wrote:
> >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?
>
> Leon


I dislike placing thrust loads on the crankshaft before the oil is
circulating. A few parts in the transmission add no appreciable load to the
starter.
Automatic transmission are turned with the starter aren't they?