> Here what I found: I can accelerate in any gear to 4000 RPM,
> not tried for
> more RPM than that yet. Sometimes, the car just won't
> accelerate. Stepping
> on the gas pedal I hear the engine sound change and the car
> won't increase
> speed. I called this bogging down. It happens between say
> 2000 and 4000 RPM.
> If I let off on the gas pedal and back on (not punching to
> floor) maybe 1, 2
> or 3 times the car takes off very nicely. If I am running at
> 55 and press
> the gas pedal the car will smoothly run right up to 75. Did
> not push the car
> past that, next time. It will cruise steady at any speed.
>From that description, my first thought would be dashpots.
Do they have enough oil ? Can you feel the resistance when you replace the
plungers ?
Randall
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