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Yeah it is most likely a synchro… Transmissions aren’t really a DIY-kinda thing unless you really know what you are doing because you pretty much have to take the whole thing apart to replace 1 tiny part…
Here are some images to show a little bit about a manual trans… I pulled these off of wikipedia:
FIRST GEAR
NUETRAL
SECOND GEAR
Now see that blue think that entremeshes in 1st and 2nd gear? That is a syncro, it is intended to transfer power through itself to the gear you want to go into…
Now as you can see everything like a shish kabob and you’d have to take off anything in the way to get to it before you could replace it, this requires taking the transmission out, so you might as well get the clutch replaced while it is down…
So yeah… it isn’t hard, it’s just not an easy task…
Here is the full wikipedia article:
Yeah it is most likely a synchro… Transmissions aren’t really a DIY-kinda thing unless you really know what you are doing because you pretty much have to take the whole thing apart to replace 1 tiny part…
Here are some images to show a little bit about a manual trans… I pulled these off of wikipedia:
FIRST GEAR
NUETRAL
SECOND GEAR
Now see that blue think that entremeshes in 1st and 2nd gear? That is a syncro, it is intended to transfer power through itself to the gear you want to go into…
Now as you can see everything like a shish kabob and you’d have to take off anything in the way to get to it before you could replace it, this requires taking the transmission out, so you might as well get the clutch replaced while it is down…
So yeah… it isn’t hard, it’s just not an easy task…
Here is the full wikipedia article:
Yes and no… Lucas brand fuel injector cleaner and seafoam are the only thing keeping my dad’s 2001 cherokee on the road, see in 1999 when chrysler re-designed the head in the 4.0 the put the injectors a little to close the the exhaust manifold…
Now see this becomes a problem because when you shut the engine off without letting it cool the heat from the exhaust will crystallize the fuel within the injectors, about once a year my dads jeep gets a random misfire on some random cylinder, with a little lucas fuel treatment, the problem goes away…
The problem of course is that this can break sentiment from the bottom of the tank that will get gunked up in the fuel filter, but this is still the best “fix” for his problem…
Also as stated on jay leno’s garage using the exact Lucas brand injector cleaner can help save old cars that were intended to run with leaded fuel as it also acts a lubricant, my uncle uses it about every other tank or so in his classic cars…
Other than for these 2 problems, as pointed out on fifth gear, fuel additives are useless..
Yes and no… Lucas brand fuel injector cleaner and seafoam are the only thing keeping my dad’s 2001 cherokee on the road, see in 1999 when chrysler re-designed the head in the 4.0 the put the injectors a little to close the the exhaust manifold…
Now see this becomes a problem because when you shut the engine off without letting it cool the heat from the exhaust will crystallize the fuel within the injectors, about once a year my dads jeep gets a random misfire on some random cylinder, with a little lucas fuel treatment, the problem goes away…
The problem of course is that this can break sentiment from the bottom of the tank that will get gunked up in the fuel filter, but this is still the best “fix” for his problem…
Also as stated on jay leno’s garage using the exact Lucas brand injector cleaner can help save old cars that were intended to run with leaded fuel as it also acts a lubricant, my uncle uses it about every other tank or so in his classic cars…
Other than for these 2 problems, as pointed out on fifth gear, fuel additives are useless..
^ Hahaha, yeah I understand that decision.
Anyway this sounds like it could be fun, I’m not one for making plans, so we’ll see how it goes 🙂
^ Hahaha, yeah I understand that decision.
Anyway this sounds like it could be fun, I’m not one for making plans, so we’ll see how it goes 🙂
Why the Honda s2000 of course banana:
You can’t go wrong with a naturally aspired 250 horse 2 litre engine pushing a compact car with a six speed manual 😉
Why the Honda s2000 of course banana:
You can’t go wrong with a naturally aspired 250 horse 2 litre engine pushing a compact car with a six speed manual 😉
Is there any water or residue any were on the engine? I had a problem like this for some time caused by a hose clamp that wasn’t torqued down all of the way. At higher RPMs (3k+) the pressure would be high enough to allow coolant to seep out when the engine was warm.
Is there any water or residue any were on the engine? I had a problem like this for some time caused by a hose clamp that wasn’t torqued down all of the way. At higher RPMs (3k+) the pressure would be high enough to allow coolant to seep out when the engine was warm.
All vacuum hoses are connected to a single spot that is the intake manifold, you can trace them from there…
Eric and scotty kilmer both have videos on finding a vacuum leak.
One from Eric:
[URL]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9CPqbaSgcok[/URL]
And scotty Kilmer:
[URL]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zMok2y05jNE[/URL]
All vacuum hoses are connected to a single spot that is the intake manifold, you can trace them from there…
Eric and scotty kilmer both have videos on finding a vacuum leak.
One from Eric:
[URL]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9CPqbaSgcok[/URL]
And scotty Kilmer:
[URL]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zMok2y05jNE[/URL]
I wonder if the mechanic will tell you there was a sensor failure and won’t know what you’re talking about :whistle:
Then again maybe he was just drunk and forgot to take the plastic bag off of the air filter…
I wonder if the mechanic will tell you there was a sensor failure and won’t know what you’re talking about :whistle:
Then again maybe he was just drunk and forgot to take the plastic bag off of the air filter…