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Old May 5, 2004 | 07:44 PM
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From: Belchertown MA
Car: 1988 Pontiac Firebird
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Gas?

I have a question. When i park my firebird on a flate surface, I can let off the clutch slowly and i do not need to give it any gass, it will just start rolling. It can even be on a slight hill. It idles where it should at 700. Its a 2.8 WC T-5. Is this normal?
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Old May 6, 2004 | 03:47 PM
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In most cars as long as you let the clutch out slowly enough you can get them moving without pressing the accelerator down at all.
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Old May 6, 2004 | 10:29 PM
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Yep. completely normal. If I have enough time, I can even get my 90hp ranger to get going on a small hill

Back when I was 15 though, that's how my dad tought me how to use the clutch. He took me out into an empty parking lot, and had me get rolling a bunch of times without using the gas. Holy hell was that frusterating
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