idle and clutch Options

[TSiwrx]

ok here's senerio 1.: back when i first got the gst, one of my freinds told me to take out the honeycomb thing in the intake. so i did. ever since, the idle has been a crappy. then when i got the TB gasket replaced, the car would die every time you push in the clutch, so i adjusted the idle speed screw out a little bit and now it sometimes stays around 1100rpm, but mainly is fluctuating all the way up to around 1500rpm then it will go back down to about 8-900. it does this all the time and im wondering if i caused this and what could be done about it. it still dies every once in a while after driving on the highway. would it help if i got another honeycomb thing (uh mines now a cat toy)?

2. my transmission sucks. it doesn go into gear the majority of the time. now, sometimes i notice that with the clutch pushed in (all the way), when i let my foot off the brake the car will start moving. kinda like an automatic does. this is not good. i was thinkin maybe the clutch needed to be adjusted. i dont know if these cars have a self adjusting clutch system or not.

any info on these two subjects is greatly appreciated.

[natedogg]

1. First of all you only removed the lower honey comb right? If you removed the upper one you're going to need a new MAS or better yet switch to a GM MAF translator setup. I also have a used 1G MAS that I'll sell you, if you need it.

It sounds like your car is idle surging which is fairly common for an older DSM in this cold weather. If only the lower honeycomb was removed on the MAS then there are other possible causes for idle surge. Check out the crebotech website for these, such as testing your ISC to see if it needs repaired.

2. There are a few possibilities here.
-Your clutch slave cylinder is leaking and needs replaced.
-Your clutch master cylinder is leaking and needs replaced.
-You have air in your clutch hydraulics, needs to be bled.
-Your pedal assembly is wearing. Replacing the whole pedal assembly is a pain. So there are bandaid fixes for this such as a longer slave cylinder rod, adjusting the master cylinder rod where it connects to the clutch pedal. Putting a washer or two under the clutch fork pivot ball. (Transmission needs to be out for the pivot ball one.)
-You have a leak somewhere between the master and slave cylinders. (Not as likely as the others)