Jack:
Do you have overdrive? If you do, it sounds like the internal
clutch is acting up.
Kelvin.
Jack Baker wrote:
>
> I just had a nice top down drive in the rain and I'm half frozen. My 75 B
> has been resting in a warm garage since October. It was out for a couple
> of runs 1 in Jan and the other in Feb. Today it started and ran well for a
> few miles then came up with a new problem. At first it felt like my clutch
> had disengaged. Then the car began surging, but only under light or no
> throttle. It idled well and acceleration was strong. The clutch was
> replaced last year and only has about 1500 miles on it. I stopped to let a
> friend out and then found that the car had no reverse, clutch out , nothing
> , shift to 1st and all is well, reverse nothing. I put the clutch in and
> ran through the gears, then back in reverse and all is well. I drove home
> and it ran fine as long as I kept the throttle on. Coasting or steady
> throttle it surges with a 2-3oo rpm drop noted on the tach. Once in the
> garage I tried reverse and it is gone again. Can anyone suggest what the
> problem is ?? Thanks for any help.
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