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Loss of power

Posted By : Alasdair Adie, 28-May-2005, 09:34am

My GT6 is not very well!

When I put my foot down, in any gear, the engine revs up but there is a delay to power going through to the wheels. Seems to kick in and out and feels almost like the clutch is slipping but it also happens when you are cruising in 4th and put your foot down!

Engine was running very hot at the time but it was a v hot day.

Any ideas? Is it the clutch slipping out or something else??

Thanks

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Loss of power

Posted By : Jason Chinn, 28-May-2005, 10:23am

Do you have an overdrive?
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  Posted By : Alasdair Adie, 28-May-2005, 06:55pm
  
  No, no overdrive.
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    Posted By : Jason Chinn, 28-May-2005, 08:20pm
    
    Hmm - gotta be clutch then OR could be contamination of the clutch with oil / clutch fluid. How is it on hill starts and the traffic light grand prix?
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      Posted By : Alasdair Adie, 29-May-2005, 10:27am
      
      Thanks Jason. Did it a couple of weeks ago going up hill. This time the car was running very hot and it was doing it on the motorway and roads so sounds like you are right.
      
      Just found that the pipe connecting my K&N carbs is split so not sure whether that has anything to do with it.
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        Posted By : Michael Charlton, 30-May-2005, 04:24pm
        
        nah. im getting it.
        
        definite clutch not gripping. if im going slow its ok. when giving a bit of belt chasing that bloody vittese with a 4.11 then it will linger at the revs, slow ever so slightly, and then the speed will climb when changing up quick.
        
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        Posted By : Alasdair Adie, 31-May-2005, 04:28pm
        
        Getting mine sorted this week at garage as its doing it more and more often. Gearbox coming out so have to pay out some of my hard earned cash - sh*t!
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        Posted By : Andrew Lewis, 24-Jun-2005, 01:29pm
        
        Do you mean the pipe running from the Smiths emission valve to the inlet manifold (just behind the carbs)? If this is split it will tend to weaken the mixture, although not to the dramatic effect you have described. Definitely fix though.
        
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        Posted By : Colin Lindsay, 24-Jun-2005, 05:43pm
        
        Mine split on me in the centre of Belfast and the car just died completely, and wouldn't start at all. I tied the manifold end off and the car ran fine, as far as Halfords where I got a replacement length of pipe which cured the problem. Has anyone found a method of stopping this pipe kinking flat instead of curving gracefully?