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ok, as some people know, i got a 70' LTD w/ a C-6 trans, well a few months ago me and some friends had gone out for dinner just to hang out, well when I left a did a little tire spinin' when I left, and I was also able to launch the car at stoplights... well, now i can't, i can be sitting still and floor it and my car will just move forward, not like major trans-slippage but it feels sluggish, also, i can be driving a bit fast, say 50mph in 2nd gear and shift to D, if I keep my foot on the gas, the trans will just shift out of 2nd and not go into 3rd, unless i let off, then it'll grab..... wtf is going on? Bad clutches? Torque converter? what?

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-Old ride-82 Luv diesel 5spd with some upgrades
-Past rides-82 Sierra, 78 Coupe De'Ville, 91 2dr Blazer, 86 RX7, 86 Porsche 944T (rear-ended and totaled)
-Curr. rides- 1970 Ford LTD 4dr, 390 4Bbl, 2nd owner! With a few Extras 00' Civic beater...

Probably a tired old trans that you shouldn't be racing with. It will live a long time if you sevice it and drive it like the old man you got it from did.

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OK, I'm over it. Where's the beer?

rondog got it right"like a old man" slow and easy

Yeah, i've been drivin' it slow ever since it started that, looks like I need to find a spot for that 460/c6 combo from my GF, hers is built and will probably handle me, I need to try to get it to turn over sometime, hopefully it's not seized from sitting for a while.

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-Old ride-82 Luv diesel 5spd with some upgrades
-Past rides-82 Sierra, 78 Coupe De'Ville, 91 2dr Blazer, 86 RX7, 86 Porsche 944T (rear-ended and totaled)
-Curr. rides- 1970 Ford LTD 4dr, 390 4Bbl, 2nd owner! With a few Extras 00' Civic beater...

Maybe you sucked up a bunch of gunk into your fuel filter. Dont know how old your tank may be, but it is one thing you could check. That would definitally give you a sluggish feeling. RF

it's the original tank yes, haven't looked at the filter... i should... but it's for sale right now, new points and condenser and it runs better after just that and won't choke down.

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-Old ride-82 Luv diesel 5spd with some upgrades
-Past rides-82 Sierra, 78 Coupe De'Ville, 91 2dr Blazer, 86 RX7, 86 Porsche 944T (rear-ended and totaled)
-Curr. rides- 1970 Ford LTD 4dr, 390 4Bbl, 2nd owner! With a few Extras 00' Civic beater...