360 F1 Stall at slow speed Problem

Never had anything like that happen with my '02 F1 coupe and never talked to anyone else about it either so I'm not clear on why it's thought to be so common. Sounds like something is busted and should be diagnosed & fixed at a competent shop?

 

It happened twice to me when I had my year 2000 360... I had no idea how I stalled a car with no clutch pedal.

Both times it happened while slowing and now downshifting the F1 tranny myself, but counting on the car to do this for me.

After the 2nd time I always made sure I downshifted all the way to 2nd... and once I got the hang of my car and knew how it would react, I would sometimes downshift to 1st.

It hasn't happened yet in my F430... thankfully.

 

it sucks! i know just what your talking about. happened 3 or 4 times in the 360 never fixed dealer said happens just when on an inline and some bad timing as far as the revs. have a 430 now never done it

 

I had a 99 360 F1 here a couple of months ago with the exact same symptoms, went through all the usual testing and of course it would never stall on me only the owner, after a couple of visits i finally got it to stall. I started doing my "Vulcan mind meld" on the car and realized that the floor mat was pushing forward ever so slightly when you braked and it was pushing on the gas pedal just enough to take the car of idle and cause the clutch not to disengage and as you came to a stop the motor obviously stalled. Pulled the carpet back, new clips on happy customer leaves free of charge and has not stalled in a couple of months. Maybe a fluke but check the carpets.

 

Trust me it's not the floor mat. Mine has done it since I got it. It is the equivalent of that gulp you get in your throat as you try to swallow too much at once, just ask any woman. The car wants to stall as you go from 2nd to 1st slowing down and usually up hill into a drive way. Either slow way way down or go faster is the only way to fix it. I pull into my garage at 60 MPH now and that fixed it. I am a Professional, please don't try this at home.

 

Eric, been thinking about your stall problem. First I don't believe that it has anything to do with the floor mat, I am convinced that it is associated with the stupid alarm system. Somehow it is misreading some input signals and causing the engine stall. Can you get your mechanic to attack the problem from this angle?

 

Mine has this problem too, sometimes!
The Modena is a very fantastic car, but I dream about a 360 without all this electronic stuff!
A 360 that should be as simple as a 308
Sometimes the dreams came true!

Ciao Dino

 

Should've got a 6 speed?

 

Personally I have never seen this problem.

I guess if you set the PIS too tight you could have this issue. The PIS was too tight when I got my car and it wanted to pull the car along if you let off the brake. Reset tyhings and it worked perfectly ever since.

 

My 360 F1 did this once going downhill pulling out of the garage. I assumed that the car was not sufficiently warmed up. It has not happened again since I am making sure the car is warmed up.

Of course, if this happened during or after driving a few miles this could not be the problem.

 

Sorry it was not the floor mat. That was one of the simplest fixes i ever did. That car was actually just here for its annual and owner confirmed no stalling in 2 months since we moved the floor mat back. There are of course multiple input signals that control both the clutch and engine idle, one of them is missing or out of spec. The TCU has a counter for when it shuts off the engine. Has that been activated?, that would help you diagnose weather it is an engine issue or a TC shutting down the engine. I doubt its the alarm causing this. Sticking T/O bearing, clutch position sensor, lots of variables and hard to diagnose without seeing the car. If you want to call the shop some time i will try to help but with out seeing the car its very hard. I wish it had been the mat i could have lived of that diagnosis for years