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Old 12-03-2001, 01:27 AM
Walkercolt Walkercolt is offline
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jamepc, that's about normal. With NO load on the driveline, the engine idling can turn the wheels. Good example is motorcycles. In NEUTRAL, with the clutch PULLED IN, most bikes will turn the rear wheel at idle. You can take a wrench and put it against the tire, and stop it with almost no effort. Just the "sympathetic vibrations" of the engine are enough to rotate the clutch, the transmission parts and move the chain, thus, the rear wheel. Now if your truck crawls at 10 MPH at idle on level ground, you've got a problem.
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