[Unknown User]

ok, i just was givin a 78 280Z and love the thing, BUT i do have a few weird things goin on, first off in 1st and 2nd gear i get a loud
whineing noise when i let off the gas, in 3rd and 4th its there but not quite as bad as the first 2, and also 5th slips out if i give it
a bit of gas, the guy that gave it to me said the clutch wasent aligned right. well i have a bunch more i would love to ask i'll
pace myself. oh yeah, this board kicks ass, i'm glad i found it and hope it helps me with my Z
BW

 

[Unknown User]

Mr. Worm,

Congratulations on your Z and Welcome. I just bought a '77 a few months ago and it's given me some problems but I love it. When it runs, It runs GOOD!!! Not to take anything away from anyone else but the two people that have helped me out the most have been Travis and Chung. Those guys really know their stuff. Good Luck and, HAVE FUN!!!

 

[Unknown User]

> ok, i just was givin a 78 280Z and love the
> thing, BUT i do have a few weird things goin
> on, first off in 1st and 2nd gear i get a
> loud
> whineing noise when i let off the gas, in
> 3rd and 4th its there but not quite as bad
> as the first 2, and also 5th slips out if i
> give it
> a bit of gas, the guy that gave it to me
> said the clutch wasent aligned right. well i
> have a bunch more i would love to ask i'll
> pace myself. oh yeah, this board kicks ass,
> i'm glad i found it and hope it helps me
> with my Z
> BW

It sounds to me like a problem with the transmision, not the clutch. I have a 210 that wouldn't stay in 5th when I pressed the gas. The transmision eventually siezed. I changed the trans. and didn't touch the clutch and it worked fine. I don't know much about transmisions though.

 

[Ian]

> ok, i just was givin a 78 280Z and love the
> thing, BUT i do have a few weird things goin
> on, first off in 1st and 2nd gear i get a
> loud
> whineing noise when i let off the gas, in
> 3rd and 4th its there but not quite as bad
> as the first 2, and also 5th slips out if i
> give it
> a bit of gas, the guy that gave it to me
> said the clutch wasent aligned right. well i
> have a bunch more i would love to ask i'll
> pace myself. oh yeah, this board kicks ass,
> i'm glad i found it and hope it helps me
> with my Z
> BW

I agree w/ Leslie that the problem is w/the tranny, not the clutch. A clutch cannot be misaligned once it is installed. It either works or it doesn't. It sounds to me like you have worn shifting forks. Those are the parts inside the tranny that actually engage the gears. My recomendation would be to just forget that one and get another tranny. I know that Pick-a-Part auto wrecking out here in CA. sells used tranny's for about $75. Good Luck!!!!

 

[Lestat]

> I agree w/ Leslie that the problem is w/the
> tranny, not the clutch. A clutch cannot be
> misaligned once it is installed.
> It either works or it doesn't. It sounds to
> me like you have worn shifting forks. Those
> are the parts inside the tranny that
> actually engage the gears. My recomendation
> would be to just forget that one and get
> another tranny. I know that Pick-a-Part auto
> wrecking out here in CA. sells used tranny's
> for about $75. Good Luck!!!!

where in ca ????

 

[Ian]

> where in ca ????

Pick-a-Part auto wreckyards can be found in the L.A. area, Fresno, Madera, the Bay Area and other places. Look in your phone book for a local site. You will need to bring you own tools and be prepared to pull the parts yourself.
Phone # for the Fresno yard is (559) 268-2016. They will be able to tell you where there is a yard in your area.

 

[Lestat]

> Pick-a-Part auto wreckyards can be found in
> the L.A. area, Fresno, Madera, the Bay Area
> and other places. Look in your phone book
> for a local site. You will need to bring you
> own tools and be prepared to pull the parts
> yourself.
> Phone # for the Fresno yard is (559)
> 268-2016. They will be able to tell you
> where there is a yard in your area.

hay lan what part of La are you in ?

 

[Ian]

> hay lan what part of La are you in ?

Sorry to disappoint, but I am in Fresno. Aka Fres-****. If you would like to reach me, my pager is (559)346-4480. Also email:
[email protected]

 

[Lestat]

> Sorry to disappoint, but I am in Fresno. Aka
> Fres-****. If you would like to reach me, my
> pager is (559)346-4480. Also email:
> [email protected]

My parents call Fresno Cow Pie city. I never been there but I take there word for it.