Miata Mailing List: December 1992, Message #18
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   From: (none)
Subject: Re: Fuel Gauge Accuracy
   Date: (none)

> Also, is it safe to push start a Miata fitted with a viscous LSD rear end?

Sure - why not?  The LSD doesn't do anything unless there is a significant
difference between the speeds of the rear wheels.  You're probably thinking
of something exotic like a Gleason-Torsen worm-gear differential.  I can see
where feeding torque thru THAT backward might be a bad idea.

Of course, of you push started it going in circles...   :-)

I agree with the gauge complaint.  i'd love to know exactly what temperature
I'm running and how many PSI of oil pressure I've got - not just "you're in
the safe range".  For that matter, why can't they give us back the old
low-fuel warning light?  About the only gauge that I'd like to see as a
digital display would be the fual gauge.

-Andy

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