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PSI240SX · 03-11-2004, 09:04 AM

I purchased a 1995 240sx that has been sitting underneath a tree for about 4 years now. I talked to the last person who drove it and they said everything worked properly when it was parked. Besides the live rats living in the engine compartment, it looks really nice after the first cleanup. Much to my surprise after putting a jump box on it it fired right up. I turned it off immediately so that I could change the fluids before really running the car. Changed the fluids, and poured in some fresh gas and started it, letting it run for a few minutes and get up to temperature, the AC works and all of the guages except for the gas guage. I went to move it out for a test drive and it wouldnt go anywhere when I let out on the clutch. Since the throttle cable was frozen I figured maybe that the slave cyl. might be as well, but I checked it and it moves back and forth just like its suposed to. After trying more gears I got it to move slightly in reverse, but it wont go anywhere now except in 4th gear. Any idea's? The slave moves just as it's supposed to so I suppose I will have to try and pull the tranny, but what should I look for?
Thanks in advance for your help.

**mrmephistopheles** · 03-11-2004, 12:31 PM

dead clutch? maybe that's why it was parked. owner blew clutch and didn't have funds to repair?

PSI240SX · 03-11-2004, 01:08 PM

no, the owner says that it drove perfectly, the reason she parked it was that she started dating the owner of a used car lot and he gave her a nice car to drive.

PSI240SX · 03-11-2004, 02:18 PM

*UPDATE*

I jumped into the car and was trying to get it to move and put it into 4th gear and started letting the clutch out to rock the car back and forth, after a few rocks, I put it into reverse and it grabbed and out I went, I put it into first and drove it out of the parking lot, normal gear changes, pulled up to a light and sat waiting. When I went to pull away, nothing again, no gears at all, not even 4th. Then I kept pumping the pedal and putting it into 4th and finally it grabbed again, I had to launch the car i 4th, but once I got rolling again, the gears worked normally. I drove it around for just a few minutes more not wanting to get too far away from my shop and I even got it to bark a second gear nicely. I pull up to another light and it dies again. I go through the process again, pumping etc. til it grabs and I have to launch in 4th gear again. I made it back to the shop and in front while I was waiting it died again. By the way, when it dies, you can put it right into gear without the clutch, no grinding or anything. WTF is going on here? LOL

ONYX S-13 · 03-11-2004, 02:28 PM

I'm baffled

andrave · 03-11-2004, 03:56 PM

I'd take the tranny off, after 4 years the pressureplate, flywheel, and clutch and prolly rusted to hell...
did you check the transmission fluid?
bleed the clutch? maybe its moving, but just not enough...

Rownan · 03-11-2004, 05:07 PM

Yah, sounds like a clutch hydraulic problem for sure.. The reason why it will only go into 4th is probably because none of the other syncros are decent enough to engage the gear without a properly operating clutch..

**mrmephistopheles** · 03-11-2004, 05:13 PM

could be hydraulic failure, could be bad trans (or lack of flujum)
i don't know why you're stressing it.. it's not like there's not going to be an SR making 350+hp in there in a few days anyway.
Well, knowing you anyways...

03-11-2004, 09:04 AM	#1
PSI240SX Zilvia Addict Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: The Gunshine State Age: 50 Posts: 843 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	S14 undriven for 4 years Questions I purchased a 1995 240sx that has been sitting underneath a tree for about 4 years now. I talked to the last person who drove it and they said everything worked properly when it was parked. Besides the live rats living in the engine compartment, it looks really nice after the first cleanup. Much to my surprise after putting a jump box on it it fired right up. I turned it off immediately so that I could change the fluids before really running the car. Changed the fluids, and poured in some fresh gas and started it, letting it run for a few minutes and get up to temperature, the AC works and all of the guages except for the gas guage. I went to move it out for a test drive and it wouldnt go anywhere when I let out on the clutch. Since the throttle cable was frozen I figured maybe that the slave cyl. might be as well, but I checked it and it moves back and forth just like its suposed to. After trying more gears I got it to move slightly in reverse, but it wont go anywhere now except in 4th gear. Any idea's? The slave moves just as it's supposed to so I suppose I will have to try and pull the tranny, but what should I look for? Thanks in advance for your help. __________________ www.enjukuracing.com

03-11-2004, 01:08 PM	#3
PSI240SX Zilvia Addict Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: The Gunshine State Age: 50 Posts: 843 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	no, the owner says that it drove perfectly, the reason she parked it was that she started dating the owner of a used car lot and he gave her a nice car to drive. __________________ www.enjukuracing.com

03-11-2004, 02:18 PM	#4
PSI240SX Zilvia Addict Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: The Gunshine State Age: 50 Posts: 843 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	UPDATE I jumped into the car and was trying to get it to move and put it into 4th gear and started letting the clutch out to rock the car back and forth, after a few rocks, I put it into reverse and it grabbed and out I went, I put it into first and drove it out of the parking lot, normal gear changes, pulled up to a light and sat waiting. When I went to pull away, nothing again, no gears at all, not even 4th. Then I kept pumping the pedal and putting it into 4th and finally it grabbed again, I had to launch the car i 4th, but once I got rolling again, the gears worked normally. I drove it around for just a few minutes more not wanting to get too far away from my shop and I even got it to bark a second gear nicely. I pull up to another light and it dies again. I go through the process again, pumping etc. til it grabs and I have to launch in 4th gear again. I made it back to the shop and in front while I was waiting it died again. By the way, when it dies, you can put it right into gear without the clutch, no grinding or anything. WTF is going on here? LOL __________________ www.enjukuracing.com

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03-11-2004, 12:31 PM	#2
mrmephistopheles Magnanimous Justice Distribution Service Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: BFE Age: 23 Posts: 14,372 Trader Rating: (9) Rides Gallery: mrmephistopheles Feedback Score: 9 reviews	dead clutch? maybe that's why it was parked. owner blew clutch and didn't have funds to repair?

03-11-2004, 02:28 PM	#5
ONYX S-13 Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Laguna Niguel (O.C.) Posts: 1,301 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	I'm baffled

03-11-2004, 03:56 PM	#6
andrave BANNED Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Burton WV Posts: 2,350 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	I'd take the tranny off, after 4 years the pressureplate, flywheel, and clutch and prolly rusted to hell... did you check the transmission fluid? bleed the clutch? maybe its moving, but just not enough...

03-11-2004, 05:07 PM	#7
Rownan Leaky Injector Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Waterford, MI Age: 43 Posts: 133 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Yah, sounds like a clutch hydraulic problem for sure.. The reason why it will only go into 4th is probably because none of the other syncros are decent enough to engage the gear without a properly operating clutch..

03-11-2004, 05:13 PM	#8
mrmephistopheles Magnanimous Justice Distribution Service Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: BFE Age: 23 Posts: 14,372 Trader Rating: (9) Rides Gallery: mrmephistopheles Feedback Score: 9 reviews	could be hydraulic failure, could be bad trans (or lack of flujum) i don't know why you're stressing it.. it's not like there's not going to be an SR making 350+hp in there in a few days anyway. Well, knowing you anyways...