Jim, I may be leading you astray. For some reason I thought you were talking about an early car with a cone clutch. In looking at other posts from you you asked a few questions about a '23. Sorry, I have early cars in my head. My '24 had a problem like you describe. I took the cover off the bell housing, in front of the shifter, and made sure all the clutch plates could separate by holding the peddle in and using a screw driver to push them. Then I cleaned the linings with a can of brake clean. Made a big difference. Also make sure your transmission oil is thick enough. Modern 600 is not. I blended in a tube of grease into the thickest steam cylinder oil I could buy. I found it at a place that supplies Strasburg RR that has steam locomotives. Again, sorry for MY confusion.
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