Surging while driving and coasting

[gadget73]

Gadget, by chance how do you fix that stuff :-D I think that might be whats wrong with mine bangs around down there and gets under powered...



Sorry to jack the tread just got a bit excited to hear what might be wrong with mine :-P

You can't. If you read the owner's manual, it actually makes mention of this and says its normal. Its not real excessive but coasting when in OD, you'll feel it. It doesn't affect how the car runs, if you have banging and other stuff going on, there are more serious problems than normal transmission operation. Essentially when you coast in OD, it feels like a stick shift car coasting in high gear, the overdrive gear is direct coupled to the engine, with no torque converter slippage to soften it up.

[grandpaslincoln]

2150 2bbl, I believe?

Yeah, it was a big mistake, shoulda gone with a 4bbl lol

[88Vic]

Would a stock Motorcraft 4bbl be better than the carb you have on there now?

[DarkKnight]

You can't. If you read the owner's manual, it actually makes mention of this and says its normal. Its not real excessive but coasting when in OD, you'll feel it. It doesn't affect how the car runs, if you have banging and other stuff going on, there are more serious problems than normal transmission operation. Essentially when you coast in OD, it feels like a stick shift car coasting in high gear, the overdrive gear is direct coupled to the engine, with no torque converter slippage to soften it up.

Demn... :-? might be getting time then for me to seriosley start looking for another vic, or... Buy a new engine trany for this one?

Ima still keep an eye out though for what all will make banging noises down there.. Closest thing ive herd of something doing that was the uni joints coming apart in the rear. and actualy bang back there..

:-? Might be slipping trany though Im thinking..

Anyways agine sorry for hijacking the tread sorta.. Just kinda got ex Cited about finding out something )

D.K.

O and thanks Gadget :-D

[interceptor1985]

Would a stock Motorcraft 4bbl be better than the carb you have on there now?

yeah it would if he can rebuild one or get one cheap.....I would just go with a holley or a edelbrock carb.

[grandpaslincoln]

I'm done with the OEM carb bull

GL's getting an Edelbrock 500 and a Summit stage 1 intake

[interceptor1985]

ooooooh hot rod lincoln!