Malcolm Marshall
New Member
Hi i have bee reviving a P6B ( wasnt running, ruined interior \ locked brakes, door bottoms etc), from what i can tell it was left standing for several years before I got it.. And finally got it in a position where it drove, and was useable. However after running it for about 2 months i have suddenly lost drive. It happened suddenly - i was going along fine. Slowed down for a bend, and then couldnt accelerate out of it.
This is my first Auto box car, so my description might be a bit off, but if this was manual i would say the clutch is worn \ partially engaged. But i was really surpised how this suddenly came about.
I drove the car about 1/4 mile home (only getting uo about 10 mph, trying not to rev too much (i could get a bit of forward movement, but v little). Reverse works fine, (select reverse, engine drops 200 revs, take off brake and your away). put in D or 1 and the revs drop much less (maybe 50) and it doeast creep, and wont pull until I get to 1500, then it just begins to move, and then slips..
Checked oil, and it smells burnt (not surpised it was lsipping on my 1/2 mile trip - but when i looked a week or so ago it was red and didnt smell).
i`m trying to check the fluid level, and it looked like their was too much in there, but after syphoniing some out, i`m not sure , if tI mis- read (told you i was inexperiences with autos - the fluid is like water) and its just some residue in the filler tube running down the spirals in the dip stick.
So based on this i`m assuming the box needs recon \ swap. but before i go down that route i just wanted to check if there was anything more i should text etc. Any advice (what to test, if needed where to get a recon box etc) would be greatly appreciated..
btw i know of the dextron fluid issue, and I did top up with the correct fluid when i first got the car (about a year ago). Just to check it moved etc, before spending too much time money on it.
Nay help greatly appreciated.
This is my first Auto box car, so my description might be a bit off, but if this was manual i would say the clutch is worn \ partially engaged. But i was really surpised how this suddenly came about.
I drove the car about 1/4 mile home (only getting uo about 10 mph, trying not to rev too much (i could get a bit of forward movement, but v little). Reverse works fine, (select reverse, engine drops 200 revs, take off brake and your away). put in D or 1 and the revs drop much less (maybe 50) and it doeast creep, and wont pull until I get to 1500, then it just begins to move, and then slips..
Checked oil, and it smells burnt (not surpised it was lsipping on my 1/2 mile trip - but when i looked a week or so ago it was red and didnt smell).
i`m trying to check the fluid level, and it looked like their was too much in there, but after syphoniing some out, i`m not sure , if tI mis- read (told you i was inexperiences with autos - the fluid is like water) and its just some residue in the filler tube running down the spirals in the dip stick.
So based on this i`m assuming the box needs recon \ swap. but before i go down that route i just wanted to check if there was anything more i should text etc. Any advice (what to test, if needed where to get a recon box etc) would be greatly appreciated..
btw i know of the dextron fluid issue, and I did top up with the correct fluid when i first got the car (about a year ago). Just to check it moved etc, before spending too much time money on it.
Nay help greatly appreciated.