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08-18-2008, 08:41 PM   #1 (permalink)
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c-4 dies in reverse
my 66' coupe dies in reverse no matter how warmed up it is any ideas?
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08-19-2008, 12:51 AM   #2 (permalink)
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Re: c-4 dies in reverse
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my 66' coupe dies in reverse no matter how warmed up it is any ideas?
Wrong idle mixture, bad converter, wrong timing, wrong idle speed, broken planet in transmission.........
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08-19-2008, 03:07 PM   #3 (permalink)
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Re: c-4 dies in reverse
hehehhehehehhe...

I've seen this before on a stang with one bad motor mount... Put the car in reverse and the motor mount settled and the throttle blades closed too far to let the car idle...

Mechanical linkage will act funny like that sometimes...
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