eBay Item Descriptions/Fluid Drive
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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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