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I just payed $170.00 cnd for a 1984 P type 5 speed Supra! :rockon:
-340,000km or 211,000 mi
-car was oilsprayed in all the body panles but still rusted out the hatch and rear pillars
-hood, light popups and covers are all mint, doors are solid ... but ruff.
-undercarrage is perfect!!! A arms are totally covered in oil ect.
-the power steering pump blew out the shaft seal a month before he parked it so the entire engine compartment and undercarrage was ... uummmm ... heavily coated with protectant.
-hadn't started it in 4 months, put on the booster cables and VVROOOMMM! Started right up and idled beautifully. Nice and smooth for the milage. A hint of smoke out the exhaust but not bad at all.
Now for the problems...
He said that he was driving down the road (Im assuming a very rough road...) when the rubber mount on the top of the left front strut ripped out! it banged up the fender and the flare but didn't do any real dammage. This is where it gets interesting? He replaced the strut with a good used unit and when he started the car up he had NO CLUTCH AT ALL! :whutthef:
He never even tried to fix it. I figured it would be a hydraulic problem but the fluid resivior was still full. The pedal feels normal and pumps and springs back up. I put the car in gear and cranked the motor and the clutch was fully engaged and the car learched. I bought it in the dark and havn't got it home yet to look at it but what could cause this?
Is the slave cylinder in a location where it could be knocked off by the busted strut?
Could the "throw out fork" be mashed?
How do the master cylinders act when there on the way out?
I'll pull the tranny if I have to but I was just currious about your ideas first. I have to trailer it home so it might be a while untill I can get a good look at it but either way ... I AM SO PUMPED!!! :flex: :beer: :humpleg:
Finding a parts Supra in Ontario that isn't TOTALLY rusted away is damn near impossible! Getting a running Supra in this good of shape 40 miniuts away for parts car price ... PRICELESS! :bling:
Let me know what you think!
-340,000km or 211,000 mi
-car was oilsprayed in all the body panles but still rusted out the hatch and rear pillars
-hood, light popups and covers are all mint, doors are solid ... but ruff.
-undercarrage is perfect!!! A arms are totally covered in oil ect.
-the power steering pump blew out the shaft seal a month before he parked it so the entire engine compartment and undercarrage was ... uummmm ... heavily coated with protectant.
-hadn't started it in 4 months, put on the booster cables and VVROOOMMM! Started right up and idled beautifully. Nice and smooth for the milage. A hint of smoke out the exhaust but not bad at all.
Now for the problems...
He said that he was driving down the road (Im assuming a very rough road...) when the rubber mount on the top of the left front strut ripped out! it banged up the fender and the flare but didn't do any real dammage. This is where it gets interesting? He replaced the strut with a good used unit and when he started the car up he had NO CLUTCH AT ALL! :whutthef:
He never even tried to fix it. I figured it would be a hydraulic problem but the fluid resivior was still full. The pedal feels normal and pumps and springs back up. I put the car in gear and cranked the motor and the clutch was fully engaged and the car learched. I bought it in the dark and havn't got it home yet to look at it but what could cause this?
Is the slave cylinder in a location where it could be knocked off by the busted strut?
Could the "throw out fork" be mashed?
How do the master cylinders act when there on the way out?
I'll pull the tranny if I have to but I was just currious about your ideas first. I have to trailer it home so it might be a while untill I can get a good look at it but either way ... I AM SO PUMPED!!! :flex: :beer: :humpleg:
Finding a parts Supra in Ontario that isn't TOTALLY rusted away is damn near impossible! Getting a running Supra in this good of shape 40 miniuts away for parts car price ... PRICELESS! :bling:
Let me know what you think!