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Old Apr 15, 2011 | 06:35 PM
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Default i need help...when i press down my clutch car stalls

ok guys i am new to this but i need your help...
so i just got my car from storage a few weeks ago (i live in canada) and i just i stalled a tanabe exhaust... i went to show off a bit and then god probably punished me and next thing i know is that my car stalled for no reason....so i drove it back home slowly and noticed that when i press down the clutch my car stalls.........its a 2005 350, i have a exedy clutch and flywheel........almost new so idk wat it is THANKS
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Old Apr 15, 2011 | 06:40 PM
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limp mode.
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Old Apr 15, 2011 | 06:41 PM
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funny, but still limp mode.
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Old Apr 15, 2011 | 06:43 PM
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Old Apr 15, 2011 | 06:46 PM
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limp mode... or maybe flywheel is too light?
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Old Apr 15, 2011 | 06:49 PM
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ok thanks but theres also a squeeking noise when i press the clutch.....
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Old Apr 15, 2011 | 06:50 PM
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how do i know if my flywheel is to light?
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Old Apr 16, 2011 | 05:51 AM
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Originally Posted by 350Z-GREEKSTER
how do i know if my flywheel is to light?
Take it out an do 10 curls if your arm is not hurting its too light.....
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Old Apr 16, 2011 | 09:29 AM
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OK, if it's "limp mode", what's telling the ECU that the clutch is being pressed down?

It can't be the clutch switch, because that makes it impossible to start the engine when the pedal ISN'T down, and there's no other wiring going to it.

If it's stalling when you first move the clutch pedal down, it might be the ACSD switch. It turns off the cruise control if you step on the clutch to keep from revving the engine. I think that would let the engine go back to idle, not kill it.

Try adding a little throttle when you press down on the clutch. If it's a too-light flywheel, the extra rpms will keep it from stalling.
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Old Apr 16, 2011 | 09:43 AM
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Originally Posted by glenns280
Take it out an do 10 curls if your arm is not hurting its too light.....
^Standard procedure.

Where do you usually idle at? Try raising the idle up a bit, it might be dipping too low due to the decreased weight. Are you also running a lightweight pully?
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Old Apr 16, 2011 | 10:36 AM
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Does the squeaking noise come from the dash/footwell where the clutch pedal is, or from under the car where the clutch is? Does it happen when only with the engine running, or when the engine is stopped, too?
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Originally Posted by 350Z-GREEKSTER
how do i know if my flywheel is to light?
IIRC if under 10lbs, there isn't enough inertia to keep the engine running, so the tach will bottom out, and the car stalls... or something like that.

Any idea how much your flywheel weighs? I have the ACT Prolite flywheel and I think it's 13lbs or so

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Old Apr 16, 2011 | 03:39 PM
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ok thanks for the help guys........i dont know how what is my flywheel because it came with the car...all i know is that its a exedy stage 1 kit...clutch and flywheel.......also the squeeking noise dose it only when i press the clutch......... the car was running fine for a like a year so...i think it might be the bearing
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Old Apr 17, 2011 | 12:26 PM
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If i remember correctly stage 1 exedy combo comes with a steel FW, so the weight wouldn't be a problem.

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