cheking the engine 2 at 4:30 AM

• cheking the engine
• lift the hood, start the engine, and allow it to warm-up, lestening for unusual noise
• with the engine running, set the emergency brakehard, and put the car in high gear
• release the clutch pedal slowly and gradually accelerate the engine
• this puts the engine under stress and tests the noise that otherwise might be hard to hear
• the accelerator should be almost down to the floor by the time the clutch pedal is released
• at wich time the engine should stall
• if the engine doesn't stop running, the clutch is slipping