Sentence examples for straining the engine from inspiring English sources

At this stage, if the engine still sounds like it's gonna buckle, then shift into 1st gear quickly and hit the gas pedal again and after a short distance, shift into 2nd again to avoid straining the engine too much.

Starting in second gear strains the engine, eats gas and puts extra wear on your clutch.

With all of us straining, the Land Rover pulling hard, and the van driver gunning his engine in reverse, the vehicle suddenly lurched free.

The GS also erases major flaws of standard Regals: the straining 2.4-liter engine of the cheapest versions and the upsetting torque steer of the Turbo.

As he backed the throttle down, the vibrations slowed and the strain on the engine eased.

Fatigue life estimation of the rubber engine mount was finally made by using the maximum Green Lagrange strain of the engine mount and the fatigue life curve equation of the natural rubber material.

The Viper's cockpit which is a standard-issue, cheapskate Chrysler plastic bath gets so hot under the strain of the engine and exhaust that there must surely be other ways to burn yourself just by riding in it.

With the six-speed manual, it is easy to cruise along on flat roads at 50 mph in third or fourth gear without putting a bit of strain on the engine, which is kept liquid smooth by two balance shafts.

This reduces the strain on the engine while the oil is still cold and thicker.

Put your foot to the floor, and that familiar sound -- the same straining, Sopwith Camel engine note -- rushes into the cabin.

Bogdan gunned the little car around the foothills of the Pyrenees, revving its straining engine.