[Tang Stang]

Originally Posted by cedsks just get a line lock dude and leave it in reverse

Most line lock solenoids are only intended for momentary use.

Originally Posted by 03_StangGuy I always thought higher gears worked better? Higher gear means the engine has to turn more for the tires to move further. Reason behind a transmission, the lower gears are easy to turn than a direct 1:1 ratio.

That applies to the cases when we're trying to turn the tires via the engine. In this case, we're trying to turn the engine via the tires. You want the gear that would require the highest number of engine revolutions per tire revolution, which would be a low (numerically high) gear.

[03_StangGuy]

Originally Posted by Tang Stang Most line lock solenoids are only intended for momentary use. That applies to the cases when we're trying to turn the tires via the engine. In this case, we're trying to turn the engine via the tires. You want the gear that would require the highest number of engine revolutions per tire revolution, which would be a low (numerically high) gear.

Makes sense!

[bigjohnstud4200]

Originally Posted by 03_StangGuy I always thought higher gears worked better? Higher gear means the engine has to turn more for the tires to move further. Reason behind a transmission, the lower gears are easy to turn than a direct 1:1 ratio.

But the higher the gear, the less resistance on the engine. Test it... put your car on a hill in 5th and let go of the brakes then try the same thing in reverse. Another reason behind my madness, have you ever push started a car in 1st vs 2nd or 3rd? I don't know for sure, but it seems like reverse has the most resistance.

[quadracer786]

put it in neutral and keep going till you find a brake shop lol but seriously man ebrakes are usually a cheap fix

[jonnyspeed]

What do all seven switches do?

[Eagle2000GT]

Holy cow. Haven't any of you driven without an e-brake? I've driven a lot of years without the "hand brake" that we have in our Mustangs. Those mechanical lines that go to the back brakes used to be called "Parking Brakes."

If you intend to go foward. Put the damn thing in first gear and use the clutch to hold you. Sometimes this requires a little rocking motion as you let the clutch in and out out a little and let it out to hold you. This is a damn sight better then rolling into the car that pulled up on your bumper.

Edit: This is the first technique I taught my kids. I intentionally put them on hills so that they could kill the motor a few time before they learned to hold the car. I also taught them to back a horse trailer with a manual transmission. Sorry. I digressed.

[Eagle2000GT]

I went back and looked at the original post. Perhaps I misunderstood the question. Perhaps you were asking about a parked car.

If you are on a hill turn your tires so that if the brakes fail the tires turn into the curb. That means if you are pointed up hill, turn your steering wheel left. If you are pointed down hill completely to the right. If the car rolls, the curb stops it.

[03_StangGuy]

Originally Posted by Eagle2000GT I went back and looked at the original post. Perhaps I misunderstood the question. Perhaps you were asking about a parked car. If you are on a hill turn your tires so that if the brakes fail the tires turn into the curb. That means if you are pointed up hill, turn your steering wheel left. If you are pointed down hill completely to the right. If the car rolls, the curb stops it.

Thats a good idea, just make sure theres actually a curb there!

[fmxona500]

He lives in L.A. so they're is curbs everywhere.

[03SonicBoom]

Originally Posted by 03_StangGuy I always thought higher gears worked better? Higher gear means the engine has to turn more for the tires to move further. Reason behind a transmission, the lower gears are easy to turn than a direct 1:1 ratio.

Originally Posted by Tang Stang That applies to the cases when we're trying to turn the tires via the engine. In this case, we're trying to turn the engine via the tires. You want the gear that would require the highest number of engine revolutions per tire revolution, which would be a low (numerically high) gear.

It comes down to simply understanding how gears work. Imagine first gear is a small diameter gear on the engine side and a big gear on the output shaft. It is VERY easy for a small gear to drive a large gear. But it takes MUCH more force for a large gear to drive a small gear (it comes down to translating torque through the gears). This is why it's easy to take off in 1st gear than 5th gear.

The difference in the question is that we do not want the car to move and the tranny output is the driving side. So to prevent it from rolling, you want the largest gear on the tranny output mated to the smallest gear on the tranny input. On the TR-3650, first gear and reverse are the same ration, 3.38:1. This means 1st gear and reverse are just the same for preventing the car from moving.