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Old Jul 11, 2006 | 06:10 PM
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I have an idea it is eather the clutch fly wheel or over drive . when I am going down the road about fiifty and give it gas the car just reves and then will catch up when I let off the gas. Does not slip in first at all.
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Old Jul 11, 2006 | 06:26 PM
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I am assuming this is an auto... If so, it is possible that your overdrive is starting to slip in which case it will need to be rebuilt.
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Old Jul 11, 2006 | 06:27 PM
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Sounds like the clutch to me. I've had that happen a few times
and it always ended up being a clutch.
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Old Jul 11, 2006 | 06:31 PM
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I have an centerforce in it with about 20,000 on it this seems a litttle short llived.
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Old Jul 11, 2006 | 09:27 PM
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Start saving, same thing happened in my 84 and I had to have the transmission rebuilt.
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Old Jul 11, 2006 | 11:52 PM
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was it the overdrive or what that you had replaced?
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