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Bump 'n Grind (no, not R Kelly)
BJL Offline
Moderator
#1
ahhhhhhh grind gears bump the clutch.
i have a nice problem. cant get car into gear after she get physically warm.
fluid level in trans is good and level in clutch master is good and hasnt dropped
but i have notice i have about one inch of play at the very top of my clutch pedal and it has to go all the way to the floor to engage or disengage, wel to make the clutch work, you know!. but it grabs about an inch off the floor and its hard to push down compared to other hydraulic clutches (Saturn’s, Honda’s, dodge etc. etc.) and is hard to push down then a clutch on a 73 Nova with a 350 and muncie 4 speed. and and and!!!
a local repair shop owner told me to get anew cable for my clutch cuz its binding, then i told him it was hydraulic and he said "wow you have a serious problem)
so what is going on!!!!!!!!

and second
my oil pressure drops with high engine RPM well about 2500-3000 it starts, so long highway driving i have very lil pressure, i thought it was speed related but i kept the car in second gear and at a steady 3000rom and the pressure dropped, any ideas on this.

and third, since i have so many problems i may be parking the TC, i looking into a truck and ill park my TC for a while so i can get it all fixed (engine drivetrian and suspension, and when i become rich, reinsure it and stuff and have two vehicles then. but if it acts up as much, the time form now and when i park it is getting closer, and it may be before Carlisle


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Brian J Larkin AKA Turbo
1988 Turbo Coupe 5spd
Twilight Blue
boost valve, k&n cone, no cat(well as of friday 2/28 put on cta to pass emissions and it staying on!) and glasspacks.
Brian Larkin
88TC 330,000 miles
Slightly Modified
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TurboCoupe50 Offline
Posting Freak
#2
You likely have two problems with the clutch. First the pressure plate likely has a spring problem that is causing the low clutch pedal. Should be OK with a fresh clutch assembly. Second the front bearing retainer on the transmission(that the throwout bearing rides on), is likely scored. Makes the clutch very hard to disengage, had this problem myself. Fixing this problem may help with the relasing problem, but probably not.

I'd try a new new sender for the oil pressure problem(or connect a mechanical gage), if it still drops there is likely a pump or bearing problem.



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Three 1988 Turbo Coupes .....
yea one of em has a 5.0 And runs 13.1s......
uhhh make that [email protected] with a 90hp shot of nitrous.
1988 Turbo Coupe331 AOD

1972 Comet GT

1969 Fairlane Cobra 428CJ 4-Speed
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Pete D Offline
Administrator
#3
Yeah, exactly what Tom said. One more thing to check would be for fluid in the hydraulic resevoir and make sure the master and slave cylinder are not leaking.

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BJL Offline
Moderator
#4
on the clutch, i thinking the bearing retiner thing and maybe pressure plate, i have another pressure plate in my basement that il throw in for now, so i can save money and il fix the bearing retianer. i dotn have 250 for cltuch just yet. O YEA! theer is nothign elakign i can see as far as brake fluid for the clutch, well everythign is covered in oil, but no brake fluid, and the levell has been the same sinc ei bought the car

on the motor i bought this motor in Jan 2002. i put it in in may right before carlisel last year as most wil remeber my problems, i think its my sender now it was fine at 65mph on the ride hoem form brooklawn to elk, which isa 30 m9ns highway drive, so ill swap the sending unit for the one to go with my Aftermarkter LED gauges.

this happesn ever tiem it gets warm the car likes to break stuff! WTF!
sorry for thesepliing mistakes its late im tired cranky and worn out (g/f does that to me) so live witht eh mistakes till tomorrow afternoon, when im on ehre next , thanks guys!

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Brian J Larkin AKA Turbo
1988 Turbo Coupe 5spd
Twilight Blue
boost valve, k&n cone, no cat(well as of friday 2/28 put on cta to pass emissions and it staying on!) and glasspacks.
Brian Larkin
88TC 330,000 miles
Slightly Modified
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