[TR] TR6 boggs down....

Randall tr3driver at ca.rr.com
Thu Sep 27 16:11:56 MDT 2007


> 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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