What does "stalling the engine" mean in this sentence?

Johnny Kong · 25 Jul 2011, 09:39 pm

Pulling away requires progressively slower engagement of the clutch as the gear increases, and in a high gear it is necessary to engage the clutch slowly to avoid the increased risk of stalling the engine, or in the case of adverse weather conditions. spinning the wheels.

??????? · 25 Jul 2011, 10:39 pm

i think it means the engine will be revving but you wont be moving. idk though

Gamer4lyf · 25 Jul 2011, 10:54 pm

Thats telling about driving a manual car. Stalling the engine means causing the car to die in a high gear. If it dies then you have to depress the clutch and re-start the car again.

noanme · 25 Jul 2011, 11:09 pm

In simple terms it's like when you have the key turned to where the cars on and using battery power but the engines not running

french fried fingerpuppet · 25 Jul 2011, 11:24 pm

slowing the engine to a point where it can no longer operate. the resulting stoppage is called a stall.

s2k5i0 · 25 Jul 2011, 11:39 pm

engine dies/ shuts off

also in higher gear, its not a good idea to slowly engage the clutch cause you end up riding the clutch(partially slipping), which wear your clutch faster. you can always release clutch pedal fast if you rev it up alil. Rev too high and fast engaging clutch on a stand-still will cause tires to spin tho.

What does "stalling the engine" mean in this sentence?

Welcome to our forum

Quick member login