1991eagleawd
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- Jul 5, 2011
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Hey guys, its been a long time since I last posted. But here goes....
I recently finished body work and paint on the 91 talon. I had not driven her in 3 years. ( except around the block to break off rust on rotors) So I wanted to take her out for a good ride. she was driving beautifully and strong for the first hour. On my way home I decided I was gonna unleash some power. Upon putting into 3rd gear I heard a clunk and smelt my clutch.
I immediately dropped into neutral and coasted to a stop on the side of the road. I felt like my clutch pedal was half the pressure it was, and I could not put it into gear. I took a look at the slave cylinder and it was doing its job and no leaks. I could feel pressure build up if I actuated the clutch with car off, so I decided to start it in 1st gear to get her home.
Upon arriving home, I noticed I was able to change gears again and that the clutch felt 70% back to normal pressure... I decided to let it sit over night before i looked into it further. The next morning i attempted to start it with no luck.
I have a battery volt meter that was showing 10.9 volts.... Enough to crank, but all I got was a click (starter i'm guessing) and voltage drops to 7v. Before this incident the battery voltage was 13.9-14.2v while running.
So I hooked up the wifes SUV to jump start, and it would only give me 11.3v with a running vehicle attached to the Talon, and again would drop to 7v upon attempted start. So I removed the battery from the Talon and hooked connections directly to the jumper cables, same thing. I pulled my wifes good battery and dropped it in the talon with same results. No crank, just a click and very low voltage.
I checked starter connections.
All fuses are good. (from looking, not using multi meter)
Grounds are good.
Clutch engage start thingy under dash/pedal is unplugged for no depressed clutch start.
Now I know this seems like two different issues, but I think they are linked together somehow.
Any input is greatly appreciated. Please excuse the mini book write up. Thanks in advance.
I recently finished body work and paint on the 91 talon. I had not driven her in 3 years. ( except around the block to break off rust on rotors) So I wanted to take her out for a good ride. she was driving beautifully and strong for the first hour. On my way home I decided I was gonna unleash some power. Upon putting into 3rd gear I heard a clunk and smelt my clutch.
I immediately dropped into neutral and coasted to a stop on the side of the road. I felt like my clutch pedal was half the pressure it was, and I could not put it into gear. I took a look at the slave cylinder and it was doing its job and no leaks. I could feel pressure build up if I actuated the clutch with car off, so I decided to start it in 1st gear to get her home.
Upon arriving home, I noticed I was able to change gears again and that the clutch felt 70% back to normal pressure... I decided to let it sit over night before i looked into it further. The next morning i attempted to start it with no luck.
I have a battery volt meter that was showing 10.9 volts.... Enough to crank, but all I got was a click (starter i'm guessing) and voltage drops to 7v. Before this incident the battery voltage was 13.9-14.2v while running.
So I hooked up the wifes SUV to jump start, and it would only give me 11.3v with a running vehicle attached to the Talon, and again would drop to 7v upon attempted start. So I removed the battery from the Talon and hooked connections directly to the jumper cables, same thing. I pulled my wifes good battery and dropped it in the talon with same results. No crank, just a click and very low voltage.
I checked starter connections.
All fuses are good. (from looking, not using multi meter)
Grounds are good.
Clutch engage start thingy under dash/pedal is unplugged for no depressed clutch start.
Now I know this seems like two different issues, but I think they are linked together somehow.
Any input is greatly appreciated. Please excuse the mini book write up. Thanks in advance.
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