problems problems problems wtF.. !! HELP

[lsxtreme]

okay .. just recently purchased a 95 LS.. manaul blah blah.. okay.

2 weeks ago.. drove it to myrtle beach .. and back no problems except that whenever I'm going like 80mph and going up a hill it will dramatically drop to like 60mph .. and if the hill is long enough it will drop into lower mph.. and it has happened.. what the hell yall think it is.. I already got some help from some folks.. and did a compression test. and reads

190-180-180-190 from piston 1-4 left to right

no smoking, oil is fine, & plus if driven hard to 4500rpm theres this slapping/ticking shit going on inside the head.. and just out of curiosity went in there and did a valve adjustment... and the blah/blah ticking/ shit still there..! and so 4 weeks now, feels like i'm losing power and sure is.. i'd be happy to hit 65mph now.. only when going down hill.. but up hill i mean it aint no steep hill i'm talking about spagitti junction 285 - 85 ramp only.. and it will just drop dramatically .. like bammmm .. so this past week i've been driving like granny.. but petal to the metal .. stock box air intake loud like shit.. but aint going no where.. too much air not enough gas, or too much gas not enough air.. and it would bogg on the hwy as well..i've already changed out plugs/wire/rotor button/timing belt, .. so i'm guessing it goes down to the fuel system??

injector/fuel pump/fuel filter.. lmk what yall think..

[Vteckidd]

if it wont drive up a hill , sound like the clutch is going out

[allmotoronly]

sounds like a air or fuel problem. have you checked to see if the cat is clogged up? how about the fuel filter?

[lsxtreme]

i haven't checked yet.. eversince when purchased. only changed oil,rotor buttons,plugs/wire, .. i'm about to get into the fuel system in a bit.. any other suggestions..

and MR. Kidd: the clutch? i've never heard of that one b4.. how can i find out b4 getting into the clutch?

[Vteckidd]

its the mopst obvious answer.

if the motor sounds healthy, then the clutch could be FRIED IE not grabbing IE not pulling your car anywhere

go to a 1st gear pull to redline, snatch second gear an see if it barks the tires. if it doesnt, and it lags, sounds like a clutch to me

if the speedo goes up but the tires arent spinning , clutch is gone

[lsxtreme]

haha i do wanna try that out.. adn take 1st gear up.. but if taken to 4500 this bitchslapping noise comes into play..know what i mean.. hahaaa and eversince i got the car.. i've never taken it up, only once when i was test driving it ..

and yeah i do think your right though.. it doesn't pull no where.....

[thepolecat]

Even easier solution- have you tried downshifting?

[lsxtreme]

yess i've tried.... downshifting and it just ... does the same shit.. and it dont climb it just down grades..

[wanksta]

its the mopst obvious answer.

if the motor sounds healthy, then the clutch could be FRIED IE not grabbing IE not pulling your car anywhere

go to a 1st gear pull to redline, snatch second gear an see if it barks the tires. if it doesnt, and it lags, sounds like a clutch to me

if the speedo goes up but the tires arent spinning , clutch is gone

speedo going up but tires not spinning= broken axles. Please watch your advice because there are a lot of newbs out there!!

A weak clutch will slip from torque not horsepower, no need to go to redline.

That bitchslapping you speak of could be caused from bad gas or timing too high.

[Vteckidd]

speedo going up but tires not spinning= broken axles. Please watch your advice because there are a lot of newbs out there!!

A weak clutch will slip from torque not horsepower, no need to go to redline.

That bitchslapping you speak of could be caused from bad gas or timing too high.

no offense mr. 3 posts, but i think i know what im talking about.

Of course if the car goes NOWHERE but the speedo climbs its a broken axle, but if you would have read, that is not this guys case. the car actually DRIVES, so, if it wont climb itself up a hill and downshifting still causes it to DECREASE SPEED, then its USUALLY a clutch.

[lsxtreme]

hmm .. bad gas.. i've stuck with unleaded since day one .. when i got the car.. and drop in a bottle of STP fuel injector cleaner, & timing is not right dead on. but just needs prolly like 0.062" off thats it..............

and yessh speedo going up but tires not spining yall speak of, I had that incident before.. but nothing broken my axle just popped out of place.. because of a busted.. ring.. on axle. but

to my scenario.. i'm stiLL clueless to find out my problem.. but i'ma take out tranny this weekend and find out then.. becuz i have too much time in hand..

anything else.. i should look into lmk .. besides that .. the tranny is coming off this weekend.. then..

[Vteckidd]

or, his motor is rod knocking, an thats what the "bitch slapping" noise is from

[wanksta]

If you know what you are talking about master technician, than why did you say that the speedo would go up with out the tires spinning. Last time I checked they are directly connected. If in fact the clutch was slipping the RPMS would sky rocket, and speed would not.

PS: Maybe if I make a few more posts I will understand the transmissions design, and how it works.

[wanksta]

im not sure what you mean by timing is off .062. timing should be checked with a timing light which measures in degrees.

[lsxtreme]

yeah i've checked it with a timing gun.. and it's just a lil off..

[wanksta]

you should change the fuel filter anyway because it has probably never been changed.

[wanksta]

yeah i've checked it with a timing gun.. and it's just a lil off..

How many degrees off was it. It should be 16 degrees at idle.

[wanksta]

[QUOTE=Mr. KiDD]no offense mr. 3 posts, but i think i know what im talking about.

no offense mr. 13,000 posts, but how did we go from bad clutch to rod knock?

[Vteckidd]

the Tach can go up too im not saying you arent right, but on my car when the clutch was toast the SPEEDO climbed but the wheels wouldnt move

[Vteckidd]

[QUOTE=wanksta]

no offense mr. 3 posts, but i think i know what im talking about.

no offense mr. 13,000 posts, but how did we go from bad clutch to rod knock?

he said that he hears a god awful noise at 4500rpms. if his motor is rod knocking, then the car would have no power , because a ROD is HITTING the CRANKshaft

[wanksta]

the Tach can go up too im not saying you arent right, but on my car when the clutch was toast the SPEEDO climbed but the wheels wouldnt move

What kinda car was that? with no clutch how is the speedo gear IN THE TRANNY gonna spin and the tires not move. That would be like sayin that when you rev the car in nuetral the speedo goes up. WTF?

[Vteckidd]

your right you win haha

[wanksta]

thats cool, im just tired of people with lots of posts and no wrenches giving bad advice. no harm done.

[allmotoronly]

well Mr kidd has the wrench time... probably just a long day. everyone has brain farts.

[1civic]

Find someone close to you that knows about motors... That sound could be a Number of things..(Rod Knock, Detnation,Valvetran,WristPin, Etc...) If you don't have anyone close then try to post a Video, Or sound Clip.. Maybe then someone on here can help... ... We can't hear the Noise so we have to Guess... .. Loss of power also could be a number of things... That Noise could be the main Cause... :boobies: .. Later !!

[allmotoronly]

like I said, before you take the tranny out, check the little stuff. I.E. catalytic converter, fuel filter, muffler, etc.

[1civic]

well Mr kidd has the wrench time... probably just a long day. everyone has brain farts.

.. Not as much as you think... ... Later !!

[wanksta]

well Mr kidd has the wrench time... probably just a long day. everyone has brain farts.

have you actually seen him turn some wrenches or just assume. What if you payed a shop to put a clutch in your car when you needed a fuel filter?

[Vteckidd]

i gave up cause i dont feel like arguing with idiots.

google my name, check my credentials.

Vteckidd
Mike Corvey
Mr. Kidd
Mr. 2jzkidd

190whp OEM GSR 5 years ago
237whp NA LSVTEC 2 years ago
705whp 2JZ 240sx this year
285whp Stock SR Silvia this year

i kinda dabble in everything, but what do i know

later

[Vteckidd]

have you actually seen him turn some wrenches or just assume. What if you payed a shop to put a clutch in your car when you needed a fuel filter?

obviously i cant give an accurate DIAGNOSIS over the internet NOOB. im just going by his GENERALIZATIONS

[sullen]

im not sure what you mean by timing is off .062. timing should be checked with a timing light which measures in degrees.

timing can also be checked by relative position to TDC. thats how it is done on alot of motorcycles man

[sullen]

have you actually seen him turn some wrenches or just assume. What if you payed a shop to put a clutch in your car when you needed a fuel filter?

go change his fuel filter for him then, when it doesnt fix it keep quiet.

[wanksta]

so im an idiot because i've been working on cars for 18 years but have 12 posts. you live online but dont know how a clutch works. you win

[sullen]

hellz yea, i won. no, no clutch=no go.

[wanksta]

timing can also be checked by relative position to TDC. thats how it is done on alot of motorcycles man

I've never seen timing measured in thousandths of an inch just degrees and minutes. but since ive never seen it im not going to call you an idiot, ill just admit that i dont know.

[sullen]

its cool, we have to do all our old british bikes that way. they just give us .000" measurements of BTDC. gotta get it say .026" btdc and lock down the advance/retire mechanism. same thing with boyeur ignitions. ducatis, some hondas, lots of dirtbikes, etc.

[sullen]

in this way, you dont really need a timing light.

[wanksta]

hellz yea, i won. no, no clutch=no go.

mr.kidd wins. you have to show me how to adjust timing by .062" before you win

[wanksta]

where do you measure the inches at and when did brits start measuring in inches?

[green91]

take your car to the dealer or another shop that knows what they are doing. youre more than likely making the issue worse or doing damage to your vehicle.