[Healeys] Perhaps throw out bearing?

[Dennis Gavin]

I’m attempting to understand what my problem is with my BJ7. When I was in bumper to bumper Cape Cod traffic approaching the bridge the engine heated up to about 200 degrees. Not bad for a 90 degree day and barely moving. It was very difficult to get into 1st or 2nd gear and became more difficult as it heated up. Also when I pushed the clutch to disengage the idle would slow down and stall. I could keep it going by adding more gas  and if I put it in neutral and let the clutch out it would recover to good idle immediately. Could this be the throw out bearing becoming difficult or what do our experts suggest. It became almost impossible to drive so I pulled over and let it cool down for about 45 minutes. I met so many people stopping to offer help or water or just to chat as the traffic was so slow you had the time to chat. Let me know what you think and, as always, I’m very thankful to this group that has been so helpful to me for years.

Dennis Gavin
Mashpee, MA

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