Yes, putting the brakes on and stopping the wheels from turning should stall the engine. If your clutch is slipping that bad I don't think adjusting it will fix it. But, to properly adjust your clutch either loosen or tighten until you have approx .4 to .8 inches of free play in the pedal. You should be able to push the clutch pedal in lightly with your hand the .4-.8" until you feel resistence. If it is more than that tighten the nut until you get the right amount of free play. If less or none then loosen until you get free play and the correct amount. It is possible to have the cable so tight that the pressure plate is not releasing enough and allowing the clutch to slip badly enough to allow the engine to continue to run. You would have to have the cable really over tight to allow that to happen. It really sounds as if you have a really badly slipping clutch. Did you just reinstall the engine and/or clutch or replace the clutch cable? If so it is possible that you might have gotten it that tight. But, it is really tough to get a cable so tight as to allow the clutch to slip that much. Get the play in the pedal correct by adjustment and then try the experiment again. If the engine continues to run then there is a bad clutch. ________________________________ From: Gerald Livingston <gerald.tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Tue, November 13, 2012 5:36:09 PM Subject: [tcb] Clutch testing/adjusting I have the rear of the bus off the ground right now (I'll post about that later). Should the engine stall if the bus is in first and I hit the brakes while the wheels aren't actually loaded with "bus weight"? Ie. Do I need to loosen the clutch cable a bit if the brakes don't stall the bus in first? It "feels" about right with the "push down the pedal with your hand" method but the engine keeps idling with the brake down hard and the wheels stopped in 1st gear. that seems like a whole lot of slip. G2