>Listers,
>This has not been a good car summer for me. Here are my current
>problems, any thoughts would be appreciated. On the Alpine, it just
>stop cranking when I tried to start it. Based on the usual tests, I
>determined that the selonoid was bad. I spoke with Tiger Tom, and on
>his advice bought a Ford Pinto replacement. Actually, he just said any
>Ford. I put it in and nothing?? I have no experience with these. But
>it seemed strange that when I lossened the bolts on the Pinto unit, they
>were free. That is they'd slip back into the unit. Is that supposed to
>happen? I guess I should just buy another one, but being such a novice,
>I always figure I'm doing something stupid. Any thoughts? Problem No.
>2, the other LBC had been sitting for about a month with a dead battery.
> I replaced it yesterday. It started fine, but . . . won't shift into
>gear. The pedal feels fine. The clutch linkage and fluid seem fine.
>The slave appears to move properly and the transmission seems to shift
>from gear to gear just fine when the engine is off. But when I start
>it, it won't go into a forward gear. If I try to shift into reverse, it
>grinds. If I try to start it in gear with the clutch in, it jumps
>forward as if the clutch wasn't pressed. Am I screwed? Thanks in
>advance.
>
>
Per the other post re: stuck clutch, you'll need to start the car in gear (1st gear is better) where you've got some open space to drive without having to come to a stop. (more than a few starts like this will leave you with TWO Alpines with bum starters)
Get the engine up to at least 3000 and then stomp on the gas, then sharply let off, repeatedly, every few seconds, with the clutch pedal depressed at all times. The clutch should pop free after a minute or less.
You'll have to be more explicit on the solenoid. What 'bolts' are you talking about? How do they 'slip back into the unit'? Doesn't sound like anything on MY Alpine.
Dick Sanders B395009510 Seattle