Re: Close Call In the Clipper

Posted by Owen_Dyneto On 2014/3/26 9:23:49

Glad you and your car avoided the mishap!

Ultramatic or standard shift?

Something similar to that happened to me years ago in my 54 Pat w/Ultramatic but with one significant difference - you managed to start again and proceed to one more stop before the problem - I didn't. What happened to me was the instantaneous locking of the rear wheels didn't allow the Ultramatic to downshift from lock-up so the pressure never bled off the direct drive clutch. So engaging the starter was the same as engaging a starter on a standard shift car in 3rd gear with clutch engaged which can put a walloping strain on the starter drive. In my case the starter wouldn't even engage (neutral safety?); just sitting a few minutes to allow the pressure to bleed off was all I had to do.