weird clutch-engine issue

[Guest TAlchemist]

ok well i got the car running and the clutch will shift properly < i think >

 

when ever i let go completely of the clutch pedal the car will jolt and die. < go in gear fast for a second then cut off > if i leave the pedal down some it will go in gear correctly.

 

any ideas? it is a 1978 280Z with stock engine and 5speed. i need help because i am trying to get this to work durring christmas break.

 

thanks

[fl327]

check the pedal height, should be about 8.5 inches from the floor, may take some adjsting, also check the pedal height spec in the haynes book, i may be off.

also check to see if master and slave cyl are bled and operating correctly.

anything else than that, and man the trans gotta come down....

[Guest TAlchemist]

the slave is new, the master is just rebuilt....both have been mitivac bleed and i plan on pedle bleeding when my friend can help.

 

would low/old gear oil cause it to die in gear? as in too much drag when the clutch is fully released in gear?

 

i got new trans fluid but i dont want to put it in and then have to disassemble the tras later and loose the fluid.

[Guest TAlchemist]

well it seems that i am just an idiot and need to learn to drive a stick.

 

due to my lack of knowledge on how to drive a stick i wasnt giving it any gas. my friend told me i had to give gas.

 

well it goes, a little rough but i think the trans fluid change will make it better.

[pparaska]

Don't feel bad. We all had to learn. Luckily some of us have people that teach us before we ruin too many clutches . I taught my little sisters (twins) how to drive a car and a manual one at that. They bought a nice little 73 Celica (loved that car) and I spent many an evening in the parking lot teaching them how to drive a stick. Starting on hills, the whole nine yards.