Re: 89 Accord standard tranny "lurching" and hesitating

E Meyer4/22/08 10:40C4336311.2FB35%epmeyer50@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> On 4/20/08 4:54 AM, in article
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> "drumlicks" <drumlicks@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> 
>> Hello, my 89 Accord standard has a "lurching" problem; I was driving
>> along pulling the very smallest UHaul trailer (approved for my model
>> car) when it just started this awful "slipping/hesitating" thing,
>> almost like it was the fuel pump/filter, but not sure- seems like it
>> would do it all the time if it were one of those (when I'm not pulling
>> a trailer)....any experience/ideas? Thanks much....
> 
> Sounds like your clutch is getting weak & can't handle the extra effort.
> 
I concur with the clutch diagnosis. Try putting the car in gear and with
the
emergency brake on slowly release the clutch. A well functioning clutch
will
usually just stall out the engine. If the engine just winds up then the
clutch is bad. The trailer load made it show up faster that's all. It
would
have failed under normal conditions soon anyway.
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