Notchy shifting from 1st to 2nd on my 78 280Z 5 Speed

[Zed Head]

Just pointing out the reasons that a blanket statement about any single transmission fluid across all Z transmissions, new and abused, is hard to defend. The Swepco blend that I'm using is working well, considering how bad it was before, and I 'm glad that you pointed me that way.

[rotorgoat]

During the new clutch installation did they repalce the clutch master or clutch slave? If only the master I would check out the clutch slave (just install a new one-cheap fix). With age they tend to bleed down-and don't fully disengage the clutch when the pedal is depressed. A way to check is to pump the clutch pedal 2 or 3 times in between shifting from 1st to 2nd (prior to pulling it out of 1st). If it goes into 2nd smoothly then it's the clutch slave cyl. FYI there is no "adjustment" on the clutch -- it is hydraulic and the only thing that will cause it to malfunction is air in the system or bad seals in the master or slave cylinders.

Edited January 14, 2012 by rotorgoat