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FST FOX 03-22-2008 10:01 PM
Last Bugs to work out before road worthy
 
1.) The clutch is not getting pressure, I have a wilwood hydrolic slave cylinder we went to bleed it and no luck , flush alot of old fluid out but still no dice.

2.) Oil pressure gauge goes to the far right once it's turned on, then once engine is started goes to the 1 on the vdo gauge, I'm going to hook up a freinds gauge to make sure mine is working right

3.) throttle sticks when pedal is depressed and no it's not getting stuck on the carpet, any ideas I'm going to lube the cable in the morning

The car sat for 3 months with out an engine and a new bigger engine was put in but no clearance issues with the above mentioned items

Rwillia4 03-22-2008 11:46 PM
1) flushing the clutch is a pain because it doesn't take long ot empty the reservoir, I found a small oil squirt bottle works well. chances are you still have air.

2) check the ground strap ( I had the same problem but I can't remember exactly how I fixed it)

3) Is this the same carb as the previous engine? it might need an additional return spring.

FST FOX 03-23-2008 12:48 AM
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Originally Posted by Rwillia4 (Post 827255)
1) flushing the clutch is a pain because it doesn't take long ot empty the reservoir, I found a small oil squirt bottle works well. chances are you still have air.

2) check the ground strap ( I had the same problem but I can't remember exactly how I fixed it)

3) Is this the same carb as the previous engine? it might need an additional return spring.
1.) I have a plan for the clutch, but I think you are right, it's slowly was building pressure, just not enough to make the pedal come back

2.) only thing that changed was the gauge wire, power wire and ground were untouched

3.) it returns fine if done at the carb, I think I have an issue with my actual cable

Rwillia4 03-23-2008 01:01 AM
For bleeding the clutch, is the bleeder valve pointed up?

FST FOX 03-23-2008 06:33 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Rwillia4 (Post 827262)
For bleeding the clutch, is the bleeder valve pointed up?
no it was pointed sideways

FST FOX 03-23-2008 10:21 AM
fixed #3 and let it run for 10-15 minutes to check for any leaks, found one off the upper radiator hose, fixed it while the car was running, now just letting it cool down before I go after the clutch ( however after the run time clutch started gettng some pressure)

Rwillia4 03-23-2008 11:58 AM
The bleeder has to be up to get that little bit of air out from the top of the cylinder. You may have to bend the hose a bit to make it happen but it will make a difference.

FST FOX 03-23-2008 02:51 PM
Well found out my master cylinder is possibly bad it is leaking by the pedal through therubber gromet, so I posted a new thread about this issue and what part they use as far as from what car

Rwillia4 03-23-2008 08:49 PM
If I recall it is from a 70-80's VW Rabbit. Try a 83-84 Rabbit GTI it was the last of the series so it would have the "newest" parts.

FST FOX 03-23-2008 09:43 PM
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Originally Posted by Rwillia4 (Post 827506)
If I recall it is from a 70-80's VW Rabbit. Try a 83-84 Rabbit GTI it was the last of the series so it would have the "newest" parts.
Well a buddy of mine had a new Tilton laying around so I got it from him and even though had to modify the line to make it work, it fits fine, went from a 3/4 to a 1inch, I will bleed and have everything ready for a test drive in the morning

fsstnotch 03-23-2008 09:48 PM
Hopefully the larger master won't cause any pressure problems. I think you should be just fine though.

FST FOX 03-23-2008 10:47 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by fsstnotch (Post 827532)
Hopefully the larger master won't cause any pressure problems. I think you should be just fine though.
well the slave cylinder is a willwood so the additional 1/4 inch of added pressure should't cause any issues, if it does, it's a simple swap just again a little extra money


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