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Why Does a Car Stall? Think of a stall as a reset and follow the procedure below: Apply your handbrake Put your car into neutral and restart the engine Put your foot back on the clutch and put your car into first gear Check your mirrors and pull away again once it is safe to do so Is Stalling Your Car During Your Driving Test a Fault? Recent Posts. What Are You Waiting for?
Switch the ignition switch off. Restart the engine. Recheck that the transmission is in 1st gear. Now before we get started here, if you're working towards a license or starting your career as a truck or bus driver, be sure to hit that subscribe button and get all the great videos that will ensure that you pass your license test.
In the last video we did lesson 4, I actually stalled the vehicle and actually I was going to edit that bit out, but in post-production there I thought that I should leave it in. So I did and I got a comment from toddler in diaper--yes that's the username--and he said that he didn't feel so bad about himself after I actually left that in.
And so what I thought I would do was give you more explanation about how to actually get the vehicle going. It's just a matter of pushing the clutch onto the floor, turning the key to the off position, turn it back on, and restart the vehicle and just get going again. Really what is important is knowing that it's not a matter of if it's going to happen, it's a matter when it's going to happen.
Dump the clutch, push the clutch in, turn the key off, turn it back on, start the vehicle and get it going again. But don't panic, don't get pressured by other vehicles on the roadway because we all know the pressures of social driving. So just take a breath, push the clutch in, turn it off, turn it back on, and get going again as quickly and expediently as possible. Stay calm and carry out the process smoothly.
While it's true that even experienced drivers will stall once in a blue moon, there are certain precautions newly-qualified drivers can take to keep their stall count to a minimum.
Recognise what your clutch feels like when it is at biting point. Practice really does make perfect with this one. The more you drive a particular car, the more attuned you'll be to its mechanisms. There is a brief moment, you see, when you can sense a stall coming and prevent it from happening—either by increasing acceleration or depressing the clutch a little more.
Obviously when doing this you need to be keeping an eye on the traffic around you! Know when to lower the handbrake. As soon as the clutch reaches biting point, keep a steady pressure on the accelerator and take off the handbrake, slowly raising the clutch as you do so. Timing the clutch with your handbrake like this is a great way to keep everything in sync. Don't rely on revving the engine extra hard when setting off as a way to prevent stalling.
While you might find that it works as long as you don't raise the clutch too quickly it isn't great driving practice. Overdoing the gas pedal wastes fuel and there's a risk that you will lurch forward too quickly.
Press the accelerator gently until you reach around revs and then start to raise the clutch. Ahhh, the million dollar question. If we had a pound for every time a learner asked us this! We would have, well… a million pounds. You see, out there in the vast abyss that is the internet, there is a lot of contrasting information on this question.
So, let's put things straight once and for all! Stalling during the driving test does not necessarily equal a fail. As with many things in the driving world, however, it all depends on the situation. If the engine of the car cuts out, the examiner will be observing how you deal with it and how it affects other road users.
As long as you deal with it safely stay calm, correct observations, restart smoothly, etc. If, on the other hand, you move off without checking if the road is clear or stall the car more than once, you will earn a fault.
Again, whether it is a minor or major one depends on the specific scenario. Change gears from park to drive, but instead of hitting the gas pedal, do not take your foot off the brake. We repeat: do not take your foot off the brake! Keep pressing the brake pedal, but use your other foot to engage the accelerator pedal for a maximum of five seconds. Check your tachometer for the stall speed and see if it reads lower than it should be. When you're done, be sure to remove your foot from the accelerator pedal first, then the brake pedal.
Then you're safe to crank the parking brake back down. If you need to get a new torque converter, visit an auto shop. Or, if this whole process sounds like something you totally want to avoid, just head to a mechanic and ask them about performing a stall-speed test for you.
They can make a recommendation on whether or now you need a new torque converter. If you have a manual transmission , your car is more likely to stall.
If you forget to engage the clutch or switch into the neutral gear when stopping, you can cause the engine to stall.
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