Sounds like two seperate things to me. Check the clutch MC fluid level and
slave travel while someone else operates the pedal - you should see about
1/2". Sounds like the clutch isn't disengaging, definitely so if it grinds
trying to put it in reverse.
----- Original Message -----
From: <geoffeg@sin.sloth.org>
To: <mgs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, May 26, 2002 9:13 PM
Subject: Blowing smoke
> On the way home last night I noticed it became very hard to shift.
> Eventually I had to use quite a bit of force to get it into second gear. I
> also noticed that the clutch seemed very light. I just figured one of my
> clutch cylnders was dying. As I turned down the street to my apartment, I
> noticed that the oil pressure guage was quite low, around 25. So I shut it
> off and coasted into a parking space on the side of the street. I had
> remembered that the wire running to the oil pressure sensor on the engine
> was in bad shape so the guage reading may have been completely wrong.
>
> This morning I went out and checked the oil level. It was low but not
> alarmingly so. Two quarts were added just to top it off. I then tested
each
> cylinder for compression and found 3 to be at 175, one was around 180.
Since
> this engine is .060 over, was rebuilt about 2000 miles ago, and has an
> aluminum head, I figured that the slightly high readings were normal. Each
> spark plug looked ok, all were a little blackish and one had a bit of oil
on
> it.
>
> So I'm still wondering what's wrong. I can't think of one thing that would
> make it hard to shift and cause oil to puff out the tailpipe. Anyone have
> any suggestions?
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