JJ wrote:
> What are the symptoms of a worn clutch?
> My 98 Accord has 184,000 on the original clutch. The last couple of
> mornings on the way to work I had some troubles.
> The pavement had a slight snowcover and I started out in first just fine,
> but when I shifted to 2nd, the car started bucking. kinda like wheels were
> slipping, then catching, slipping then catching. I shifted to 3rd and all
> was fine. This happened two days in a row and I caulked it up to
> wet/slippery roads. Then yesterday, coming home from work on dry pavement
> in a rush-hour crawl, the same thing started happening. OK in first,
> crawling along in second gear and it starts bucking again, like the wheels
> are slipping.
>
> I'm the original owner and have never had anything like this happen. Is the
> clutch going? Or???
> Thanks!
>
>
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It actually sounds like you've got a worn out spot on the Throttle
Position Sensor. Are you in a flat-land area, and do you use cruise
control a lot? I had an Aerostar with a manual tranny and a bad TPS. It
would almost buck you out of the seat when you tried to drive it slowly
in parking lots.

With the right meter I could diagnose it for sure in about three minutes.

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'Curly'