Hey everyone. Lately i have been doing an engine conversion for a 1997 civic hatch. i put a cheap 1.5l in it for right now. JDM engine are kind of too pricey for me right now. Anyways, i bought a new clutch for the car and aligned it myself. i heard if the tranny goes into the engine clutch, and fits in the engine, than it works right?...maybe not. So i put the new engine and tranny in the car, fired it up, it runs pretty rough. But when i put in it gear nothing happens. nothing at all. I didnt put the cv joints back on but when i take it out of gear it doesnt stall out. that means its in nutral, huh? So i can tell when i push on the clutch the "master cylinder" does push on tha lever. And i can see the shift linkage is connected and working. I am not sure there is any "gear lubicant" in the tranny, and i am not sure the clutch was alligned properly. But i am sure its stuckin nutral. any idea? please hel me you guys. I live in connecticut and its too f-n cold to figure out problems. Please help me if you know anything about this matter. thanks so much

 

if you dont have cv axels in then theres no way to tell if its working... the only way would be to put them in and put some wheels on it to see if they spin... cuz theres no load on the trans when you release the clutch nothing will happen to the motor.
try that and get back.

 

Omfg, i love you! well so you dont it the car would stall out if it was in gear regardless?

 

there is no way the car can stall when its in the air. LOL

 

HAHA, yeah dude put your axles in so there's a load on the tranny, you can put the car in ANY gear and it won't stall if you're axles aren't in.

 

thnx alot you guys! does any one know how many pounds of torque i should use? thanks again everyone!

 

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for what?

 

Wow. Just wow.

FYI - if the slave cylinder (that's the one on the front of the transaxle that actuates the clutch release fork. The master cylinder is on the firewall to the right of the brake booster if you're looking from the front of the car) isn't pushing the lever, you probably need to fill up your clutch master cylinder and bleed the system.

 

yes the slave cylinder, and no i dont need to bleed it its fine. and GO FIGURE. you all were right. i just put the cv joints on today. thanks

 

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thanks again you guys....i have more problems ahead of me though...

 

shoot