GPL: Motors keep blowing!

I'm really quite puzzled. I am racing using auto gears yet whenever I do a long intermediate race (BTW: The longest I have tried yet) my engine blows at around or just after half distance. This has happened with the Ferrari, Cooper and Eagle and at Kyalami and Monza. I am using a joystick for control and using the fire button for gas, I am NOT revving the engine on the start line so it can't be that that is damaging the motor. It happens with the default setups aswell as some I got from the www somewhere. Anyone else having this problem or knows how to fix it? Regards Chris

1st off: using a button for gas is a very bad idea ... just digital information for what is one of the most difficult jobs of driving: gas and even more: brake. about your problem: do you get off the throttle when you shift? I am sorry, but you have to ... Lio

a button for gas is a very bad idea ... just digital Like I said I am using "Auto Shifting" so there is no way I can know when it is going to shift to get off the gas. The engine isn't overevving anyway when it shifts up or down. Chris

<VENT> Last night in a Pro race at Watkins Glen I'm running third about 100 yards behind a Ferrari and he blows his motor. Instead of pulling off to the side, he just keeps rolling down the middle of the track. Of course my crash magnet Eagle ran right over him. </VENT> --David Cook

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> I'm really quite puzzled. I am racing using auto gears yet whenever I do a > long intermediate race (BTW: The longest I have tried yet) my engine blows > at around or just after half distance. This has happened with the Ferrari, > Cooper and Eagle and at Kyalami and Monza. I am using a joystick for > control and using the fire button for gas, I am NOT revving the engine on > the start line so it can't be that that is damaging the motor. It happens > with the default setups aswell as some I got from the www somewhere. > Anyone else having this problem or knows how to fix it? > Regards > Chris

Chris: The usual culprit is not letting off the gas at the time of the shift. If you power shift, the engine will blow, even if it does not over rev. When you start lifting off the gas, you will see the engine last longer. You should start doing you own shifting. You will notice that your times will improve. Wayne Templin

Have you checked your gear ratios? Even with 'auto gear's' its your 'right foot' that does the damage. Download the***pits that have the red line on the rev counter, and adjust your gears to keep below it at max speed/revs during a race. Steve

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>I'm really quite puzzled. I am racing using auto gears yet whenever I do a >long intermediate race (BTW: The longest I have tried yet) my engine blows >at around or just after half distance. This has happened with the Ferrari, >Cooper and Eagle and at Kyalami and Monza. I am using a joystick for >control and using the fire button for gas, I am NOT revving the engine on >the start line so it can't be that that is damaging the motor. It happens >with the default setups aswell as some I got from the www somewhere. >Anyone else having this problem or knows how to fix it? >Regards >Chris

Wow! I don't think I've ever blown up a Ferrari or a Cooper. With auto-gears, your problem has got to be 5th gear. See if making it longer helps. Or maybe you've got something really screwy, like 4th gear shorter than 3rd gear. Otherwise, its got to be a bug.

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>I'm really quite puzzled. I am racing using auto gears yet whenever I do a >long intermediate race (BTW: The longest I have tried yet) my engine blows >at around or just after half distance. This has happened with the Ferrari, >Cooper and Eagle and at Kyalami and Monza. I am using a joystick for >control and using the fire button for gas, I am NOT revving the engine on >the start line so it can't be that that is damaging the motor. It happens >with the default setups aswell as some I got from the www somewhere. >Anyone else having this problem or knows how to fix it? >Regards >Chris

Are you revving the engine when you shift? (If you don't lift off the gas when you shift, you WILL blow your engine)

The Auto gearchange will blow the engine eventually....no lifting between changes. Get into the habit of changing manually...........and LIFT OFF the loud pedal when changing!

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> I'm really quite puzzled. I am racing using auto gears yet whenever I do a > long intermediate race (BTW: The longest I have tried yet) my engine blows > at around or just after half distance. This has happened with the Ferrari, > Cooper and Eagle and at Kyalami and Monza. I am using a joystick for > control and using the fire button for gas, I am NOT revving the engine on > the start line so it can't be that that is damaging the motor. It happens > with the default setups aswell as some I got from the www somewhere. > Anyone else having this problem or knows how to fix it? > Regards > Chris

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Try setting up the joystick's Y axis for gas and brake. This will give you much better control, and maybe cure your problem.

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>The Auto gearchange will blow the engine eventually....no lifting between >changes. >Get into the habit of changing manually...........and LIFT OFF the loud pedal >when changing! >> I'm really quite puzzled. I am racing using auto gears yet whenever I do a >> long intermediate race (BTW: The longest I have tried yet) my engine blows >> at around or just after half distance. This has happened with the Ferrari, >> Cooper and Eagle and at Kyalami and Monza. I am using a joystick for >> control and using the fire button for gas, I am NOT revving the engine on >> the start line so it can't be that that is damaging the motor. It happens >> with the default setups aswell as some I got from the www somewhere. >> Anyone else having this problem or knows how to fix it? >> Regards >> Chris

Uh...WHY would you blow the engine on auto-shift? IIRC, the engine doesn't over-rev on auto...? Eldred -- Tiger Stadium R.I.P. 1912-1999 Own Grand Prix Legends? Goto http://gpl.gamestats.com/vroc Never argue with an idiot. He brings you down to his level, then beats you with experience... Remove SPAM-OFF to reply.

> Uh...WHY would you blow the engine on auto-shift? IIRC, the engine doesn't > over-rev on auto...? > Eldred Poorly timed auto-downshifts causing over-revving? That would be my suspicion. -- //Chuck Kandler #70 //ChuckK or KS70 on Won.net //K&S Racing //http://www.fortunecity.com/silverstone/thepits/195 //The box said "Windows 0x5f or better", so I installed LINUX!

Your suspicion is very correct, that is the problem. > > Uh...WHY would you blow the engine on auto-shift? IIRC, the engine doesn't

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> > over-rev on auto...? > > Eldred > Poorly timed auto-downshifts causing over-revving? That would be my > suspicion. > -- > file://Chuck Kandler #70 > file://ChuckK or KS70 on Won.net > file://K&S Racing > file://http://www.fortunecity.com/silverstone/thepits/195 > file://The box said "Windows 0x5f or better", so I installed LINUX!

I don't think that the autoshift blips the throttle for you...not much experience, since the day I got it I couldn't stand the stupid shifting (IMO, easier to shift for yourself)....and I was also 'stupid' enough to start out driving a Brabham from day 1 without any assists :) -- Kirk Lane ICQ: 28171652 BRT #187 "Yeah you won't find me I'm going MIA Tonight I'm leaving Going MIA Getting lost in you again Is better than being known" -Foo Fighters, "MIA" > >The Auto gearchange will blow the engine eventually....no lifting between > >changes. > >Get into the habit of changing manually...........and LIFT OFF the loud pedal > >when changing! > >> I'm really quite puzzled. I am racing using auto gears yet whenever I do a > >> long intermediate race (BTW: The longest I have tried yet) my engine blows > >> at around or just after half distance. This has happened with the Ferrari, > >> Cooper and Eagle and at Kyalami and Monza. I am using a joystick for > >> control and using the fire button for gas, I am NOT revving the engine on > >> the start line so it can't be that that is damaging the motor. It happens > >> with the default setups aswell as some I got from the www somewhere. > >> Anyone else having this problem or knows how to fix it? > >> Regards > >> Chris > Uh...WHY would you blow the engine on auto-shift? IIRC, the engine doesn't > over-rev on auto...? > Eldred > -- > Tiger Stadium R.I.P. 1912-1999 > Own Grand Prix Legends? Goto http://gpl.gamestats.com/vroc > Never argue with an idiot. He brings you down to his level, then beats you > with experience... > Remove SPAM-OFF to reply.