The interesting thing about a stretching clutch cable is that as it stretches, it becomes increasingly difficult to shift, as the clutch is dragging on the driven side of the transmission. This is fine when it stretches slowly and can be adjusted back into position at the end of the day.
But today the cable on the 914 stretched a whole lot at once and made it impossible to shift into 1st while at a stop (sorry, synchros). So at stop lights today I either shifted into 1st before stopping completely, or more amusingly, turned the car off entirely before shifting back into gear and firing up the engine with the clutch depressed.
nice. Was that at lunch? Hain should have given you crap for it.
Yeah it totally was. I actually only had to stop the engine twice—once in the parking lot (reverse to first demands it) and once turning off of 156th.