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Thanks guys - having trouble uploading the start-up video to YouTube. Apparently I can't just log into my old account, it wants me to use my gmail email account.
Anyways back to the project.
After I had everything hooked back up, I went to fill the clutch reservoir with fluid so I could bleed the clutch. When doing so, I noticed there was fluid dripping out of the bell housing. So I bought a trans jack and pulled the trans. It was leaking clutch fluid out of the new slave cylinder that I had installed the Tick remote speed bleeder to. Apparently you are supposed to disassemble the fittings that come assembled and apply sealant to the threads. Once I did that, it held fluid and I was able to bleed the clutch. After bleeding it with the speed bleeder, bleeding the old fashioned way, etc I still could not get a firm clutch pedal. I ended up buying a vacuum bleeder and pulled vacuum from the reservoir and got all the air out. GREAT - FINALLY! So now time to start it up...
I get it started, but cannot get it into any gear in the front of the pattern (3,4,5,R). This problem ended up being that I had the reverse lock-out connector plugged into the skip-shift solenoid and vise versa. I still can't believe they made those with the same pigtail connector...
So I finally am able to drive it down the street, but it is almost impossible to get it into the reverse and the gear lever jumps forward about 1/2" when you let the clutch out in 2nd gear only. So I pulled the trans out AGAIN and took it back to the guy that rebuilt the trans. We think we found the problem with reverse (Probably something with the lock-out solenoid. I may have had the skip-shift eliminator plugged into the reverse lock-out accidently), but the trans guy is working on the second gear issue still.
I'm hoping to have it back this week, but I'm at the mercy of the trans guy getting the rebuild manual to check all the shims.
The good news is while I had the car together with the trans marginally functioning, I was able to get an alignment put on it and the AC charged. It will be ready for the tune once the trans is back in!
Anyways back to the project.
After I had everything hooked back up, I went to fill the clutch reservoir with fluid so I could bleed the clutch. When doing so, I noticed there was fluid dripping out of the bell housing. So I bought a trans jack and pulled the trans. It was leaking clutch fluid out of the new slave cylinder that I had installed the Tick remote speed bleeder to. Apparently you are supposed to disassemble the fittings that come assembled and apply sealant to the threads. Once I did that, it held fluid and I was able to bleed the clutch. After bleeding it with the speed bleeder, bleeding the old fashioned way, etc I still could not get a firm clutch pedal. I ended up buying a vacuum bleeder and pulled vacuum from the reservoir and got all the air out. GREAT - FINALLY! So now time to start it up...
I get it started, but cannot get it into any gear in the front of the pattern (3,4,5,R). This problem ended up being that I had the reverse lock-out connector plugged into the skip-shift solenoid and vise versa. I still can't believe they made those with the same pigtail connector...
So I finally am able to drive it down the street, but it is almost impossible to get it into the reverse and the gear lever jumps forward about 1/2" when you let the clutch out in 2nd gear only. So I pulled the trans out AGAIN and took it back to the guy that rebuilt the trans. We think we found the problem with reverse (Probably something with the lock-out solenoid. I may have had the skip-shift eliminator plugged into the reverse lock-out accidently), but the trans guy is working on the second gear issue still.
I'm hoping to have it back this week, but I'm at the mercy of the trans guy getting the rebuild manual to check all the shims.
The good news is while I had the car together with the trans marginally functioning, I was able to get an alignment put on it and the AC charged. It will be ready for the tune once the trans is back in!
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