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Whiny cranking - no start: related to clutch MC or coincidence?
Posted by KT [Email] (more from KT) on Sat, 13 Oct 2001 16:58:33
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Hi. I have a 1988 900 Turbo w/~200K miles. The clutch normally let out about 1/2-2/3 from the floor. However, it recently started grabbing almost at the floor. This was followed by difficult shifting when starting up after sitting overnight, but shifting was fine once the car was warm. However, it recently refused to shift altogether and was stuck in reverse(almost no resistance on the clutch pedal was felt). At this point, the car was running fine, but I couldn't let off the clutch since I couldn't get it out of reverse. I tried to start the car on another day and I received whiny cranking(higher pitch than usual), but no turnover. I assumed this had something to do with there being no resistance on the clutch pedal and perhaps the car didn't know whether it was in gear or not (?) I went ahead and replaced the clutch master cylinder. Although I now have pedal again and can put the car in gear, when I turn the key, all get is the same whiny cranking, but no turn-over. The car was running 100% prior to the shifting difficulties so I am assuming that the starting and shifting difficulties are interrelated, but this is only a time-based observation. I haven't looked into whether I'm getting spark, fuel, etc. yet, but will as soon as someone can tell me if my starting/shifting problems are merely a coincidence. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
KT
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