Fayt
20+ Year Contributor
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- Mar 26, 2005
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Cleveland,
Ohio
So I finally got my car back after 5 months of Firestone (NEVER GO TO THEM) putting the motor in. Well, the motor has some problems I think. Let's list em.
-When I put the car in neutral to come to a stop, I hear metal grinding (changes with speed) from the trans. I think this is the flywheel I bought (was a used 6 bolt w/56k miles). I'm probably going to get an aftermarket one pretty soon (within the week), think this will cure it?
-Came home, the car is hard to put into gear. When it goes into gear, the shakes quite violently and then sounds like it clunks into gear. Again, probably the flywheel.
-When on the highway, it randomly will make noises that sound like "psst" and slow down a lil (no, its not my BOV).
-Grinds when it starts. Might be because its cold outside, but when it started the idle was about 1000 rpm. Once I started moving, it would drop to the normal 500-700ish when I came to a stop. Also about the grinding, I replaced the starter, still did it, got another starter, still did it. Again, I think its the flywheel.
-Car does not seem to have any power it use to. Might be a boost leak, not exactly sure. I have to get a boost guage to see if its still running the same boost. Could it be the timing from the 6 bolt head? They didn't transfer ANY parts from my 2nd gen motor to this, thats why I'm wondering if I should get the head and anything else off my old motor.
I'll post more as I find them... gotta move the car into the garage now (the car wouldn't get back into gear when I pulled into the driveway... 1st or reverse. Worked the whole way home though. )
-When I put the car in neutral to come to a stop, I hear metal grinding (changes with speed) from the trans. I think this is the flywheel I bought (was a used 6 bolt w/56k miles). I'm probably going to get an aftermarket one pretty soon (within the week), think this will cure it?
-Came home, the car is hard to put into gear. When it goes into gear, the shakes quite violently and then sounds like it clunks into gear. Again, probably the flywheel.
-When on the highway, it randomly will make noises that sound like "psst" and slow down a lil (no, its not my BOV).
-Grinds when it starts. Might be because its cold outside, but when it started the idle was about 1000 rpm. Once I started moving, it would drop to the normal 500-700ish when I came to a stop. Also about the grinding, I replaced the starter, still did it, got another starter, still did it. Again, I think its the flywheel.
-Car does not seem to have any power it use to. Might be a boost leak, not exactly sure. I have to get a boost guage to see if its still running the same boost. Could it be the timing from the 6 bolt head? They didn't transfer ANY parts from my 2nd gen motor to this, thats why I'm wondering if I should get the head and anything else off my old motor.
I'll post more as I find them... gotta move the car into the garage now (the car wouldn't get back into gear when I pulled into the driveway... 1st or reverse. Worked the whole way home though. )
