I just bought a 1990 with manual transmission. It appears to have about 117,000 miles on it. Upon cranking it sounds like something is up with the flywheel or starter. Kind of a metal scraping sound. Once running, engine/transmission is noisy at idle or running but gets quiet when the clutch pedal is pushed in.
Any ideas?
Noisy engine/clutch
Re: Noisy engine/clutch
You might have two different issues. Pull the starter and inspect the flywheel teeth. If the starter is not engaging well, you can get a tiny bit of adjustment at the starter bolts. Common for oil to leak down on the starter and gum things up.
The manual transmissions are notoriously junk. I suspect yours is shot. When you press the clutch, it stops the transmission internals from spinning and the bearing noise stops. Probably time to search for a replacement.
The manual transmissions are notoriously junk. I suspect yours is shot. When you press the clutch, it stops the transmission internals from spinning and the bearing noise stops. Probably time to search for a replacement.