lately, my shifter has been getting very hot to the touch.



shifter is stock and all, but i changed the knob (old one worn out/dirty) and i couldnt get the boot the way it was(covering entire shifter, up to knob). so i have like 3-4 inches of metal exposed rite under the knob.



anyways, in the past week, i've noticed that the metal rite under the knob gets REALLY hot, something thats never happened before. though im not 100% sure, it seems that its my 5th gear that really gets it hot. local driving i dont really notice it, but once im on highway for like 5-10mins in 5th gear, it gets really hot. no smoke or odor, just heat. its not like dangerously hot, doesnt burn my skin. but its not something i'd want to hold for too long.



please tell me if any of you have experienced this. i dont even know where to begin to check, and i cant afford to have my tranny pulled now. . . im hoping its nothing, or a simple fix. thanks for reading, appreciate any replies.



1990 n/a 120k miles.



-foopy~

Uh...change out the tranny oil?

got oil changed other week, dood at service centered topped off all my fluids... but i didnt check that. hope its just that ^^b

Verify he used the right type of oil.

hmm, just checked fluid level. its right between min and max. hehe, i'm pretty sure i check the rite one (facing the front of car: far rite corner.)



its clearly marked on cap which oil to put in. and i didnt actually see him fill it, but its marked on the receipt that he did, as well as the windshield wiper fluid, which he definitely refilled (light is off on dashboard). haha, he filled it up, but i have no windshield wipers, rod came loose from motor, so i just pulled everything out, looks a lot cleaner ^^. i try not to drive in rain, but i do have rain-ex.



oh does anyone kno off the top of their head, where the fuse for the dashboard clock/lighter is? clock and my cig lighter doesnt work (maybe its getting power, and the actual lighter is fuxed?)

do you have the rubber boot in there

[quote name='foopy' date='Apr 7 2005, 03:28 PM']hmm, just checked fluid level. its right between min and max. hehe, i'm pretty sure i check the rite one (facing the front of car: far rite corner.)



its clearly marked on cap which oil to put in. and i didnt actually see him fill it, but its marked on the receipt that he did, as well as the windshield wiper fluid, which he definitely refilled (light is off on dashboard). haha, he filled it up, but i have no windshield wipers, rod came loose from motor, so i just pulled everything out, looks a lot cleaner ^^. i try not to drive in rain, but i do have rain-ex.




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thats the clutch fluid, you need to check the tranny fluid. youll have to get under the car and open the fill hole on the side of the tranny to check it

[quote name='SPD Racing FC' date='Apr 8 2005, 12:50 AM']do you have the rubber boot in there


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not sure what you mean by rubber boot, the boot around the shifter is leather-ish. like i said, its not fited properly, and 3-4 inches of metal is exposed rite under the **** knob. but its been like that 2years, and it never got as hot as its getting now. =(

Mine gets hot too. Its no big deal. If you want for piece of mind, just go under the car and check the level. If you don't know how long since you've changed that fluid, you should get it done. A good synthetic may make the trans run cooler. I like Redline.

[quote name='FCmaniac' date='Apr 7 2005, 04:29 PM'] I like Redline.


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or royal purple

im an ass, tranny fluid is under the car? anyone have pic? ^^ half the time i look at my car, i get really really lost and confused. but im trying to learn ><



oh another minor problem that has plagued me since i got car. it idles at 750rpm, which is normal, but if the car is cold, and i shift into gear it will go up to around 1k rpm. but if car is nice and warmed, when i shift into gear, it will drop to 200rpm, sometimes dying. so i can never drive with clutch down in gear, if i want to coast, i always have to throw it in neutral. its not a big deal, but its annoying. sometimes i just wanna coast for like 5 seconds, so i press down clutch, and engine starts to die ><



thanks for all the help guys, really appreciate it. hate to sound like a nub. i love my car dearly, but i dont have much time to do and learn all the things about it. slowly i will.

the vert i had did the same thing, i always used it for a hand warmer https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...IR

My 90GXL had this.



Under your leather or other fabric "style boot", there should be at least 1 rubber boot, I have 2.. inner and outer. Bought off ebay. Yours are probably torn if they are still there. Replace these and be good to go.



Tranny fluid change wouldn't be a bad idea either, but I'm willing to bet that the rubber boot will fix your problem.

my trans always got super hot on really long rides.........it sucked.....

Topping off the fluid is not the same as changing it. But it doesnt matter because 2 of the seams on my shift boot are torn and I can always feel heat coming out of there. I wouldnt worry about it too much.

mine does just about the same thing! mine only dies occasionaly tho, not all the time. its annoying thats for sure. i find myself watching the RPMs coming to a stop instead of the road

On my 87 GXL, there is the leather shift boot with the ties that tie around the shifter. Underneath that there is not only the round rubber that fits downover the shifter but there is also a type of insulation. it is not foam but some other type of insulating material about an inch thick. Mine still gets warm but not really hot. It has been like this for 18 years now with no problems.



If you are missing any of those, excessive heat can rise up through that area and certainly get the shifter hot. Nothing is necessarily wrong.

oh thank you all for the peace of mind. i thought my tranny was gonna explode and launch my car into orbit. i will change the tranny fluid soon as i have some time, thanks for the suggestions all.



hmm, no one knows about why my dashboard clock wouldnt be working?



or why my engine dies when i put it in gear even with clutch completely down?



again, any replies greatly appreciated ^^b

As far as the dashboard clock, they were notorious for failing. It is the soldering I believe that is breaking down and the clock stops working. Same reason folks have had problems with the A/C Logicon, the idiot lights, etc, etc....



You can remove the panel where the clock is and try re-soldering the joints or buy a new one. I would not worry about it unless you just have to have the clock.

[quote name='gazellis' date='Apr 8 2005, 08:14 PM']As far as the dashboard clock, they were notorious for failing. It is the soldering I believe that is breaking down and the clock stops working. Same reason folks have had problems with the A/C Logicon, the idiot lights, etc, etc....



You can remove the panel where the clock is and try re-soldering the joints or buy a new one. I would not worry about it unless you just have to have the clock.


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