1996 Ford F250 V8 Four Wheel Drive Manual 200k miles
My boyfriend just bought a 96' F250 with 200,000 miles on it. Its a manual truck and is having some problems with the clutch and shifting. In order to start the truck he has to turn the key to the half way point and literally with full force stomp on the clutch ( as if jump starting a bike or moped) while turning the key in order for the truck to start. He has replaced the clutch slave cylinder and neutral position switch thinking that might have something to do with starting of the truck but it made no difference. As far as shifting, it takes at least five minutes to put the truck in reverse because you have to start in 2nd and jerk it down to reverse and hope it works. Also almost every time he shifts it grinds. So here's the question? What is your thoughts on why the truck takes so much to get it started, and how does he fix the grinding?
My boyfriend just bought a 96' F250 with 200,000 miles on it. Its a manual truck and is having some problems with the clutch and shifting. In order to start the truck he has to turn the key to the half way point and literally with full force stomp on the clutch ( as if jump starting a bike or moped) while turning the key in order for the truck to start. He has replaced the clutch slave cylinder and neutral position switch thinking that might have something to do with starting of the truck but it made no difference. As far as shifting, it takes at least five minutes to put the truck in reverse because you have to start in 2nd and jerk it down to reverse and hope it works. Also almost every time he shifts it grinds. So here's the question? What is your thoughts on why the truck takes so much to get it started, and how does he fix the grinding?
Jul 6, 2010 at 11:22 PM
