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by shimon340
05 Aug 2004 12:32 pm
Forum: Engine, transmission, manual gearbox, variomatic
Topic: Engine shaking
Replies: 21
Views: 7515

If your gear changes are getting tougher or make a grinding sound you clutch cable might need adjusting - ie you get the grinding noise when changing gear as the clutch doesnt fully disengage. Further, the seals on the gearbox can fail meaning you loose oil. Lack of oil will make the gear changes st...
by shimon340
05 Aug 2004 12:20 pm
Forum: Engine, transmission, manual gearbox, variomatic
Topic: Engine Will Only Run On The Choke
Replies: 62
Views: 23004

My 1.4 340 also every so often will cut out as the revs fall ( i,e, after coming off the motorway ). Also, sometimes it feels sluggish around the 2000-3000 rpm range. This problem is intermittant and usually occurs after I have run the car very low on petrol. My conclusion is that is it dirt in the ...
by shimon340
04 Aug 2004 12:43 pm
Forum: General discussion; introduce yourself!
Topic: What have you hit in your 300...
Replies: 35
Views: 9815

Hi, Three 340 stories for you. My first accident was in a 340, on a country road. Doing 40mph+ on a sharp corner...carried too much speed so the side of the car caught the trees on the side of the road. It started running along with the right hand wheels on the road and the left running off the road...