Okay.. broke a driveshaft and towed it home, and it started a few days later but it was hard to start (87 NA that dislikes cold). When I put exhaust back on after getting the new DS on there, I got rid of the cats. Naturally this means I cut the split air pipe line or whatever it's called (backpressure line that activates 5/6th and goes to the intake manifold). I've done that before and it didn't affect the car's starting.. but for some reason it won't start.. it won't even roll start. What's up?

 

The 6-ports shouldnt matter at all for starting, it is probably just flooded from when you started it the first time, try doing the unflooding precedure (pull egi/ign fuse and crank the car for ~20 seconds, then replace and start car.)




P.S. How did you break the drive shaft on an NA?

 

maybe ujoint failed?

 

I broke my drive shaft on my N/A last night, so i feel you brother. Did any other damage occur when you broke it? My shifter got all bent up?!?!?!

 

5 year thread resurrection!

 

Well he is the only person on here that made a thready about it, and i was looking for information, it's not my fault it was made five years ago, more people should break there driveshafts so theres more info on it lol

 

Since he never respond it probably broke in the usual [U-joint-y] way.
My car's kill count is at 3 for those [2 auto and 1 manual]

So, how'd you manage to Break the driveshaft..? Just ignored the vibrations for too long?

 

Ignoring vibrations is the usual way as you're first starting in gear and the car trembles and goes away as you've eased into speed/gear.
Almost always they break at the u joint at the tranmission side.