Runaway vette!!! No E- brake!!
Le Mans Master
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From: Just a little outside San Antonio, Texas
The 2002 Owner's Manual says the MN6 gearbox should be in REVERSE prior to setting the parking brake.
BTW, thanks for the tip on rolling the car in reverse and pulling on the E-brake handle to tighten it up. I'd forgotten all about that!!
BTW, thanks for the tip on rolling the car in reverse and pulling on the E-brake handle to tighten it up. I'd forgotten all about that!!
Melting Slicks
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From: MDT
call me jaded but i belong to the if-the-car's-open-some-jerk-will-mess-with-it school of thought. do any of the above & consider cocking the wheel a turn to either side. it's a shame that people don't leave their hands off things that do not concern them. bub
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Burning Brakes
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From: Lost in the Pine Barrens with only ketchup and relish packs, New Jersey
Originally Posted by ebubman
call me jaded but i belong to the if-the-car's-open-some-jerk-will-mess-with-it school of thought. do any of the above & consider cocking the wheel a turn to either side. it's a shame that people don't leave their hands off things that do not concern them. bub
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Burning Brakes
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From: Lost in the Pine Barrens with only ketchup and relish packs, New Jersey
Originally Posted by Deluxe
Fifth is a 0.74 ratio! BIG difference!
Burning Brakes
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From: McKinney TX
I say it was either tampered with or not completely in gear (I've had mine pop out of gear a few times. Felt like it was in gear but it wasn't all the way.) Also you should be engaging reverse while the engine is running and the tranny is turning, otherwise depending on where the shafts stop it may not let you completely engage a gear. What I mean is let the clutch out in neutral while running, depress clutch, hit reverse, shut it down (assuming you didn't just back in somewhere and engage the gear.)
The car has synchros in reverse which requires the tranny to be turning to function.
The car has synchros in reverse which requires the tranny to be turning to function.
Melting Slicks
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From: Cockeysville Maryland
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We have PARKING BRAKES and in no way should anyone of us ever count on using it as a typical EMERGENCY BRAKE or will be disappointed in it's performance as such.
I too leave the trans in 1st if on a rear incline and reverse if a forward incline. With the car in gear like this I do not think it is remotely possible to have the car move in the opposite direction where I am not so sure if I leave the car in reverse on a reverse incline that the car would not move.
Anyway it is VERY difficult to put the car in reverse without the engine on and so depending on if your attempt at putting into reverse was with engine off you could have very well have put it into 5th by accident.
So glad though that no one was injured and there is no probable damage to your ride. Turning your wheels in the opposite direction as a just-in-case is not a bad idea either.
I too leave the trans in 1st if on a rear incline and reverse if a forward incline. With the car in gear like this I do not think it is remotely possible to have the car move in the opposite direction where I am not so sure if I leave the car in reverse on a reverse incline that the car would not move.
Anyway it is VERY difficult to put the car in reverse without the engine on and so depending on if your attempt at putting into reverse was with engine off you could have very well have put it into 5th by accident.
So glad though that no one was injured and there is no probable damage to your ride. Turning your wheels in the opposite direction as a just-in-case is not a bad idea either.
Burning Brakes
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From: spring Grove illinois
There is now way your car could have rolled if it was truly in gear!! Next time before you shut off the engine slowly let the clutch out untill the car starts to kreep, then shut it off and set the brake. mine will do the same thing in 1st gear. Many times at a light I have shifted to first only to find when I let the clutch out that it wasnt all the way in gear.
Last edited by Fuelie driver; Aug 4, 2005 at 03:41 PM.
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From: Along the St. Johns
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Originally Posted by 99magredcoupe
So it could have rolled backwards 20 yards on a very slight incline if it was indeed in 5th and not reverse and the brake was all the way up????
If the brake was not holding firm and you were in 5th... in my opinion it would roll on a pretty mild incline.
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Burning Brakes
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From: Lost in the Pine Barrens with only ketchup and relish packs, New Jersey
Originally Posted by t56gen3
Also you should be engaging reverse while the engine is running and the tranny is turning, otherwise depending on where the shafts stop it may not let you completely engage a gear. What I mean is let the clutch out in neutral while running, depress clutch, hit reverse, shut it down (assuming you didn't just back in somewhere and engage the gear.)
The car has synchros in reverse which requires the tranny to be turning to function.
The car has synchros in reverse which requires the tranny to be turning to function.
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From: Fountain hills AZ
Originally Posted by Benpup
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I grew up in upstate NY and if the EB got wet and froze in the winter time, your were out of luck as far as travel so I leaned never to set it.
Hope everything turns out OK.
I grew up in upstate NY and if the EB got wet and froze in the winter time, your were out of luck as far as travel so I leaned never to set it.
Hope everything turns out OK.
