Turns over for 5 seconds till rough start

[95SHOtime]

Ok here's the deal 2 things,

1) I have a '95 SHO with 40k on it. I run er to the store, SHOp for 15 minutes and come out. I go to start it and I have to turn the thing over for at least 5 seconds until she starts firing. Even then it seems like it's on 4 cylinders and then put put put putp up vrooooooommmm ahe goes to the normal idle. What might cause this??

2) I drive this thing like any other stick shift and it's about to go on it's 4th clutch. And at idle, there's a rattle/clicking noise fromt he drivers side of the tranny but it goes away when I press in the clutch. Remember, the car only has 40,000 miles on it. ANY AND ALL help would be appreciated!! THANKS A LOT!!!

SHO shrug

 

[Slo-Sho]

For you first issue, I would say change the fuel filter.

 

[Ishodu]

4 clutchs in 40k! Something aint quite right.

 

[95SHOtime]

That's what I'm thinking ishodu. But here's another kicker, I had a Kennedy Transmissions tear apart the tranny 3 different times COMPLETELY. The first time I had them replace all the bearings and stuff. After the 3rd time the guy actually told me it was normal. NORMAL??? Well then why on God's green earth do I not hear it on any other car???? That clicking/rattling noise was still there so I kept going back seeing that I paid $1,500 for them to do nothing. All I wanted was that noise gone.

Now the place that did my clutch says everything looks fine on their end and that I must be driving wrong and they don't know what to tell me. The 1st clutch in the car was obviously the stock one and was toast after 17k miles. The 2nd clutch in the car was a Luke and it was hot spotted after 10k miles. This 3rd clutch has around 15k miles on it and dosn't seem to grab real good and chatters like a son of a gun in reverse. Now, if I'm driving wrong then everyone in America drives wrong. LORD HELP ME!!!!

SHO

 

[Ishodu]

As for the first problem you should try getting codes and see if there are any problems there. Do a search on codes and you should come up with some great info on how to and what they mean. It is very easy and a good thing to do before you start spending money on sensors or what not. But I don't know alot about clutchs but something must be wrong there.

 

[HopefulSHO]

My SHO has a sort-of similar problem as your first. It seems my fuel pump takes longer to prime the system than maybe it used to. The fuel filter is brand new, too. To get around this, instead of just hopping in and startign the car, turn your key to the On position (not start) and let it sit there for a second or two (the computer juices the pump for a second or two to charge the system, and then cuts it). Do this twice before you try starting the car and see how it works.
If I try starting my car w/o the fuel system up to pressure, it does run kinda rough at first.