I'm thinking gear oil for starters. Clutch doesn't sound likely at the
moment. Usually the wrong oil is too thick and its hard to shift when cold.
But yours getting hard when hot is a little puzzling. Maybe the gear oil is
low. I've seen many odd trans problems sorted with a simple gear oil
change. Buy the best you can get and try that - such as RedLine. Its
cheaper than pulling and replacing anything else!
Peter S
----- Original Message -----
From: Michael Graziano <mgrazian@ltcm.com>
To: 'Spitfires' <spitfires@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, June 07, 1999 12:07 PM
Subject: Clutch and Tranny Question -> Midget 1500
>
> Just a quickie....
>
> WHen my car is cold, it's sometimes a little difficult to engage 1st.
WHen
> I do, I can feel the resistance on the engine from the brakes preventing
> the wheels from moving. This condition gets worse the hotter the engine
> gets and effects all gears until I find myself double clutching at the end
> of say, a 150 mile trip just to get the car into first or second. When
> hot, this condition is worst when the car is stopped, but 3rd and 4th
are
> also difficult to get into.
>
> Also, when I let off the gas in 3rd, I can feel the top of the stick
move
> forward ~ 1 inch and back ~1 inch when I reapply the gas. (I may have the
> direction reversed, i.e. back 1 inch when letting off the gas and forward
> when I reapply it)
>
> Does this sound like a clutch issue, or a synchro issue, or something
else.
> I thought the PO installed a clutch just prior to selling the car. At
> least, he supplied me with a mechanic's bill which said clutch
replacement.
>
> Any thoughts or suggestions? If I have to replace the clutch again, does
> the engine have to come out?
>
> Michael (tackling the next issue....)
>
> BTW: Does retarding the timing affect power at top end? I retard my
> ignition timing to 10BTDC from approx 15BTDC and could no longer attain 80
> to 85mph like when I first took the car on the highway after my coil
> replacement. Instead, my maximum speed became 70mph, and I slowed down
at
> a rate of 5mph every 30 seconds on medium to steep hills in 4th.
>
>
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