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randy g (Ragilber)
New member
Username: Ragilber
Post Number: 27
Registered: 5-2003
| | Posted on Monday, June 23, 2003 - 2:23 pm: | |
i did end up putting the Mopar product in and its amazing. I have noticed, after 100 miles of driving a vast improvement. thanks all! |
James Selevan (Jselevan)
Member
Username: Jselevan
Post Number: 605
Registered: 6-2002
| | Posted on Friday, June 20, 2003 - 3:56 pm: | |
Randy - get some Limited Slip Differential additive (I got mine at Dodge - I believe it was MOPAR or something like that). Add it to the transmission fluid through the filler side Allen plug. Drive the car for a few days, and you should see an improvement. If this does not work, then change to Mobil 1 gear oil and again add the LSD additive. That will definitely work. I found that simply adding the LSD additive did the job.
Jim S. |
randy g (Ragilber)
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Username: Ragilber
Post Number: 23
Registered: 5-2003
| | Posted on Friday, June 20, 2003 - 3:11 pm: | |
you know what, the more that I am paying attention to the car, I have noticed that the car only, "hops" when I have the steering wheel turned.
after talking with a ferrari specialist, he thinks its the posi traction? He recomended I change the differential fluid.
My quiestion is, if this doesnt work what options do i have??? |
randy g (Ragilber)
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Username: Ragilber
Post Number: 15
Registered: 5-2003
| | Posted on Monday, June 16, 2003 - 1:06 pm: | |
so it may be the clutch engagement and not the clutch. i assume this is good news, right?
Question then, how can i adjust the clutch to grab better in 1st gear??? |
Bob Campen (Bob308gts)
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Username: Bob308gts
Post Number: 665
Registered: 9-2001
| | Posted on Monday, June 16, 2003 - 11:26 am: | |
Sure is sounding like a clutch engagement problem to me |
randy g (Ragilber)
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Username: Ragilber
Post Number: 14
Registered: 5-2003
| | Posted on Monday, June 16, 2003 - 10:01 am: | |
i am in pittsburgh Bruce |
randy g (Ragilber)
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Username: Ragilber
Post Number: 13
Registered: 5-2003
| | Posted on Monday, June 16, 2003 - 10:01 am: | |
it almost always happens when i let the clutch out infirst on a grade or hill? thoughts? |
James Selevan (Jselevan)
Member
Username: Jselevan
Post Number: 587
Registered: 6-2002
| | Posted on Saturday, June 14, 2003 - 11:11 am: | |
Randy - the limited slip differential may be the culprit. Are you taking off straight, or does this occur with the steering wheel slightly turned, as when going around a corner? The limited slip differential clutch plates are prone to "stick" and can be resolved by adding a L.S.D. oil additive (purchased at a Dodge dealer). Mine was doing this, and it felt more like a deep rumble or chatter when going around turns. The other possibility, the bad news, is that the transmission case where the axels bolt on (differential case) is known to fail (crack). Take it to someone who has experience.
Jim S. |
Preston Davis (Pdavis)
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Username: Pdavis
Post Number: 9
Registered: 4-2003
| | Posted on Friday, June 13, 2003 - 8:49 pm: | |
Randy, Bruce is right. Get rid of the drivers side floor mat. Or do what I did and cut out a much larger area for the accelerator pedal to move in. Sounds like a bad clutch or flywheel. What is the mileage on the car? Also, where does the clutch pedal engage in relation to the clutch pedal position? High, low, etc.? pd |
Bruce Wellington (Bws88tr)
Intermediate Member
Username: Bws88tr
Post Number: 2002
Registered: 4-2002
| | Posted on Friday, June 13, 2003 - 3:14 pm: | |
WHERE IN PA ARE YOU? |
Bob Campen (Bob308gts)
Member
Username: Bob308gts
Post Number: 662
Registered: 9-2001
| | Posted on Friday, June 13, 2003 - 3:14 pm: | |
From what I'm understanding it sounds like clutch chatter |
randy g (Ragilber)
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Username: Ragilber
Post Number: 11
Registered: 5-2003
| | Posted on Friday, June 13, 2003 - 3:12 pm: | |
oh, ok. I have had that happen in the past with other cars, so thank for the heads up! I had the throttle stick once on another car, and i was going like 80 when i floored it to pass someone. it scared the crap out of me! |
randy g (Ragilber)
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Username: Ragilber
Post Number: 10
Registered: 5-2003
| | Posted on Friday, June 13, 2003 - 3:11 pm: | |
like i stated, it it hops intermittantly. The car may be warm for 30 minutes of driving, and when i pull out from a stop light, it really hops??? |
Bruce Wellington (Bws88tr)
Intermediate Member
Username: Bws88tr
Post Number: 2001
Registered: 4-2002
| | Posted on Friday, June 13, 2003 - 3:10 pm: | |
NO IM NOT..IT GETS STUCK UNDER THE ACCELERATOR AND YOU WILL WATCH YOUR RPMS S GO TO 3K IN 1ST GEAR..SCARE THE S#$@#T OUT OF YOU FOR THE 1ST TIME.. |
randy g (Ragilber)
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Username: Ragilber
Post Number: 9
Registered: 5-2003
| | Posted on Friday, June 13, 2003 - 3:09 pm: | |
why get rid of the floor mat? |
James Glickenhaus (Napolis)
Intermediate Member
Username: Napolis
Post Number: 1637
Registered: 10-2002
| | Posted on Friday, June 13, 2003 - 3:08 pm: | |
Bruce is correct. You can also screw the mat to the floor. |
randy g (Ragilber)
New member
Username: Ragilber
Post Number: 8
Registered: 5-2003
| | Posted on Friday, June 13, 2003 - 3:05 pm: | |
ha, you are kidding about the floor mat, right? |
Bruce Wellington (Bws88tr)
Intermediate Member
Username: Bws88tr
Post Number: 2000
Registered: 4-2002
| | Posted on Friday, June 13, 2003 - 3:02 pm: | |
START IT UP,LEAVE IN NUETRAL FOR 5 MINS OR SEE THAT NEEDLE COMING OF WATER TEMP LINE....
ALSO GET RID OF YOUR DRIVERS SIDE FLOOR MAT.. |
randy g (Ragilber)
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Username: Ragilber
Post Number: 7
Registered: 5-2003
| | Posted on Friday, June 13, 2003 - 3:01 pm: | |
How should i properly let it warm up?
2-5 seems to be smooth?
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Bruce Wellington (Bws88tr)
Intermediate Member
Username: Bws88tr
Post Number: 1999
Registered: 4-2002
| | Posted on Friday, June 13, 2003 - 3:00 pm: | |
RANDY
I HAVE A 88TR...DO YOU LET IT PROPERLY WARM UP FOR 5 MINS?? WHAT HAPPENS AFTER 2-5TH GEARS??
BRUCE |
randy g (Ragilber)
New member
Username: Ragilber
Post Number: 6
Registered: 5-2003
| | Posted on Friday, June 13, 2003 - 2:47 pm: | |
Friends-
I just bought my 1987 testarossa and i have a question. when i let the clutch out, in 1st gear only, I periodically get a feeling like the car is missing, hopping or someting along those lines.
Any thoughts? what could this be??? Thanks!
Randy
e-mail: [email protected] |