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Old Oct 11, 2006 | 08:56 PM
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hey guys thanks for the help in advance. I just started driving stick and well at first the clutch in my camaro felt hard and was begging to be a pain but i got used to it, i guess. One time when i had just got the car, i was getting into my driveway and i let the clutch out too fast and the car died. When i try to turn the car again it did kinda like a cracking noise in front of the car were the engine is, to tell the truth i got scared cuz i sounded bad. It does not do the noise when i first turn on the car, only if the car turn's off on me when letting the clutch out to soon. Could it be my clutch? If i pump the clutch a couple of times it still does it but not the with the same hard sound, the sound is a lil bit less hard.
 
Old Oct 11, 2006 | 10:04 PM
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You may have broken a motor mount and the engine is now free to move around when you engage the clutch. You should practice driving a stick on a rice burner, much more forgiving of bad driving. LOL
 
Old Oct 11, 2006 | 11:10 PM
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You may have broken a motor mount and the engine is now free to move around when you engage the clutch. You should practice driving a stick on a rice burner, much more forgiving of bad driving. LOL
But the problem is only when the car shuts off after releasing the clutch too soon and oh the car has not shut off on me for a long time lol that was only in the first times i had berly gotten the car? how could i check if a motor mount is broken?
 
Old Oct 12, 2006 | 01:00 AM
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Re-reading your posts, it appears you stalled the engine by engaging the clutch too quickly. Some engine load up with fuel when this happens and can spit back and backfire on a restart. To check the motor munts, you need to attempt to lft the engine, if it comes up more than 1/2" without also raising the car, the mount is bad.
 
Old Oct 12, 2006 | 02:36 AM
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then it backfires after it stalls, well like i said it ONly those this when i restart the car after i have made it stall. well thanks anyways guys
 
Old Oct 12, 2006 | 05:27 PM
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Backfire on a restart after a stall is no big deal, as long as it clears up and runs OK afterward. Avoid stalling engines as it stresses them out.
 
Old Oct 12, 2006 | 08:08 PM
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i'll follow ur advice z28 thanks
 
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