CorwinWeber
Member
- Joined
- Dec 9, 2008
- Messages
- 12
- Vehicle Year
- 88
- Transmission
- Manual
Hi all. 
Ok, here's the situation: In a parking lot, went to start my truck, (88 ranger, manual tranny) and at first the engine didn't even click. Ok, no problem. Maybe I just hadn't pushed the clutch pedal down as far as I thought I had. Tried again. This time, the engine turned over and started.... but was running at a high speed and I couldn't shift into reverse. (Tried, heard the 'nope, not happenin' buzz of gears.) Turned it off.... started it again and it started normally and I could shift and drive home. Has anyone ever seen something like this before? I asked a mechanic friend of mine, he thought it might be the slave cylinder. While I was googling that I started wondering if it might actually be the idle air control. (I've had problems with that before.... and I have noticed the surges in the engine speed while idling recently.)
At this point I'm wondering if I need a new slave cylinder, a new clutch, or just to clean the IAC again. Am I missing anything else?
Thanks!

Ok, here's the situation: In a parking lot, went to start my truck, (88 ranger, manual tranny) and at first the engine didn't even click. Ok, no problem. Maybe I just hadn't pushed the clutch pedal down as far as I thought I had. Tried again. This time, the engine turned over and started.... but was running at a high speed and I couldn't shift into reverse. (Tried, heard the 'nope, not happenin' buzz of gears.) Turned it off.... started it again and it started normally and I could shift and drive home. Has anyone ever seen something like this before? I asked a mechanic friend of mine, he thought it might be the slave cylinder. While I was googling that I started wondering if it might actually be the idle air control. (I've had problems with that before.... and I have noticed the surges in the engine speed while idling recently.)
At this point I'm wondering if I need a new slave cylinder, a new clutch, or just to clean the IAC again. Am I missing anything else?
Thanks!