Well I knew that Fluid Drive had a clutch pedal but
thought that the shifting was 'kinda' automatic. Is
it not?
Kerryp
--- TheCarNutz@xxxxxxx wrote:
> In a message dated 3/14/02 4:28:48 AM Pacific
> Standard Time,
> pinkertonk@xxxxxxxxx writes:
>
>
> > 50's used fluid drive and had a clutch pedal.
> Fluid
> > drive was a semi-automatic deal, therefore the
> > advertisement is correct.
> >
> > Kerry
> >
>
> Sorry Kerry, but I must add my gray haired opinion
> here. Fluid Drive is a
> type of clutch and not a transmission. From a users
> standpoint, it's purpose
> is to eliminate the need to depress the clutch pedal
> when coming to a stop.
> Although you can then pull out in the gear you were
> in when stopping, it
> takes forever to get going because you would have a
> conventional 3 speed
> column shift behind it, and third gear doesn't
> exactly get you moving. So
> normally, most people would pull up to a stop and
> depress the clutch pedal,
> downshift to first gear and let the clutch pedal out
> until ready to go
> forward. With Fluid Drive you still have to push in
> the clutch to change
> gears. The semi-automatic transmission was made
> available in addition to the
> Fluid Drive clutch, and carried various names
> depending on which Mopar it
> came in, although the Fluid Drive clutch was more
> apt to be found in Dodge
> models without the semi-auto trans, more than
> Chryslers or DeSotos.
>
> Bill B.
>
> 57 Imperial
> Southampton
>
> 51 & 52 Crown
> Imperial limos +
>
> 52 Dodge pickup
> with Fluid Drive
>
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