bigbangjosh |
03-10-2006 11:45 AM |
240 trans question?
I just bought an 89 240sx hatch last week at a great price. It is absolutely mint with no rust and a tiny dent. Anyways, I test drove it and it was great. I was driving it home when I noticed the car would die for half a second and pop right back on. Finally the car died for good on the highway. It did one of those flickers with the car dieing, and then the A/T trans went out then the car died for good about 1 second later. Basically when I stepped on the gas the revs went up without moving the car. I popped the hood to notice that the negative terminal was off and barley touching the battery, I mean barely. The positive terminal was on, but popped right off by hand. I charged the battery and put the terminals on correctly, ie tight, and the car started right up. Unfortunately the trans did not work. It goes into gear, ie N works and reverse pops on the lights, but it just free revs when I step on the gas. I checked the fluid level in the A/T and it seemed fine. Anyways, I hooked up my voltmeter and noticed that the alternator wasnt charging the battery fully and the more accessories I turned on the worse it got. Anyways, a friend of mine who owns a tuner shop thought that the alternator could cause the trans to do that. I definately see where he is coming from since I had a similar problem with a AEM alternator pulley on my 02 WRX. Anyways, I just bought an alternator and was wondering if anybody knows if it would fix it or what other things I can do to fix it. The trans shifted absolutely perfect when the car was running. It was strong with not once ever slipping or anything like that. PLEASE HELP!
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