whilst driving but only has happen on a hill so far the engine races and even if i go from 1st to 2nd it continues to race and doesn't feel like it has gone into gear , happened a couple of times on I.O.W. last week again on a hill. Tonight did same again but this time smelt awful.any ideas which bit is broken ?
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whilst driving but only has happen on a hill so far the engine races and even if i go from 1st to 2nd it continues to race and doesn't feel like it has gone into gear , happened a couple of times on I.O.W. last week again on a hill. Tonight did same again but this time smelt awful.any ideas which bit is broken ?
whilst driving but only has happen on a hill so far the engine races and even if i go from 1st to 2nd it continues to race and doesn't feel like it has gone into gear , happened a couple of times on I.O.W. last week again on a hill. Tonight did same again but this time smelt awful.any ideas which bit is broken ?
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Re: clutch or gearbox
smelt slipping id take a wager on clutch mate
a test on cars im sure vans the same
go into a high gear 4th from staionary and try and pull away if it revs liek mad clutch is goen if it pulls ok then not the clutch
a test on cars im sure vans the same
go into a high gear 4th from staionary and try and pull away if it revs liek mad clutch is goen if it pulls ok then not the clutch
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Yep, clutch. Dooable at home, just gritty, heavy and annoying 
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Unfortunately it is not doable for me ......so will have to put it in a garage
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gti mad man wrote:smelt slipping id take a wager on clutch mate
a test on cars im sure vans the same
go into a high gear 4th from staionary and try and pull away if it revs liek mad clutch is goen if it pulls ok then not the clutch
Put it in 4th gear and it pulled away no revving so maybe not the clutch
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does sound like the clutch jools but not worn out by the sound of it. is it possible that something is sticking mocki so the clutch can't re-engage properly? could it be a semi siezed slave?
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Re: clutch or gearbox
Yes Rozzo.. just what I was thinking... could be the actuating arms are worn to hell... but without looking at it it does sound like a clutch on the way out.. the engine may not have enough grunt to make it slip in a higher gear.. as there is some confusion over if its a DG or DF.. it sounds like it could be a DF with the DG carb and manifold on.. still wont have the grunt of a DG though...
From what Julie has said it hasnt done it in any other gears, just 1st and 2nd... pulling away in 4th in a camper is big clutch abuse... better to run along in 2nd or 3rd at half revs of a slope come off the power and then floor it, it ought to show signs of slip then..
We'll be having a look next week though..
From what Julie has said it hasnt done it in any other gears, just 1st and 2nd... pulling away in 4th in a camper is big clutch abuse... better to run along in 2nd or 3rd at half revs of a slope come off the power and then floor it, it ought to show signs of slip then..
We'll be having a look next week though..