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- From: dhepner@cup.hp.com (Dan Hepner)
- Subject: Re: Help with slipping transmission
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- Date: Tue, 24 Nov 1992 02:23:23 GMT
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- From: wwein@scott.skidmore.edu (warren wein)
-
- >
- > Saturday morning I took my 1990 Mitsubishi Eclipse gsx out for
- >a drive. I went to pass someone in 4th gear and the engine started
- >reving but I wasn't moving any fater. Then the revs dropped and I
- >started accelerating. I was worried that the clutch might be going
- >but clutch take up in all gears was normal. I tried flooring the car
- >in 5th gear and the same reving and then drop in revs , acceleration.
-
- Among the other advice, consider the potential that your clutch
- has gotten oil on it, usually from a main seal at the end of the
- crankshaft. This is exactly what the symptom would be. Of course,
- there would likely be oil dripping out somewhere too.
-
- Dan Hepner
-