dodge is running

[Phil Martin]

Finally got my dodge running again. Have a problem now I've never seen or heard of. runs good but have to keep the idle up if I push in the clutch the engine slows way down and starts cutting out real bad. If I step on gas still does it but faster. Ley off clutch and it smooths right out. Has anybody ever seen anything like this?

[MarcDeSoto]

Seems like pushing in the clutch would disengage the fluid drive and make it idle faster instead of slower.  I've never heard of that before.  Have to do some research on this one! 

[mopar_earl]

Any wiring getting pinched or such by the clutch pedal or linkage?

Earl

[Reg Evans]

Yeah, that was my guess too.

[Phil Martin]

Blocked clutch down and got under for a look. No wires any where near it. Had this car for around 4 yrs and not this much trouble. Driving me crazy and its a short trip!

[Kimber229]

Maybe a vacuum advance timing issue?

[Don Coatney]

Any noise associated with this? With the engine not running how does the movement of the clutch pedal feel? I suspect a throw out bearing failure. 

 

Another thought. Do you have an electrically shifted transmission that interrupts the ignition when shifting? If so disconnect power from the transmission and see if the problem goes away.

[Plymouthy Adams]

are you overthrowing the clutch...check your free play per the book...

[Phil Martin]

There is no noise from throwout bearing. But I do have gyromatic trans my next thought was to check that by unhooking the wires on the carb I'll try that tomorrow. If I let it kill the engine when it does this it is hard to get started. Yesterday while cranking on it the starter bendix broke. Luckily I had a spare starter. Not been a good week with this thing!

[Phil Martin]

Unhooking wires to trans made no difference. I've checked everything I can think of all my friends around here say put a chevy in it. Not gonna happen! maybe dynamite or junk yard.

[lilyankee]

does anyone know how to put automatic transmission fluid on a 1949 dodge wayfarer cause i pour some on the passenger side plug and it started to pour out from the bottom does anyone have pic of the transmission and clutch so i can do it right

 

[Merle Coggins]

does anyone know how to put automatic transmission fluid on a 1949 dodge wayfarer cause i pour some on the passenger side plug and it started to pour out from the bottom does anyone have pic of the transmission and clutch so i can do it right

 

You shouldn't be putting ATF into your '49 Dodge transmission unless it's been converted to a modern auto trans. If you are referring to the Fluid Drive unit, then the hole in the bell housing, at the upper right side, is for accessing the plug in the Fluid Drive assemble. You must turn the engine until the plug in the FD is accessible through the access hole. Then carefully remove the plug and check the fluid level. The proper oil is more like a tractor hydraulic fluid, around a 32 wt. ATF will destroy the seals in it.

 

Merle

[_shel_ny]

EDIT:Transmission

 

 

Upper plug fill. Lower plug drain.

Edited September 23, 2015 by shel_ny

[_shel_ny]

Fluid coupling.

 

Fill at plug that is circled. (it would be accessible at about the 2 o'clock position through the assess panel in the floor, and the access plug in the bell housing)