Well, you may have hit upon it. I must have run it for a total of 10-20
minutes in spurts. There was just a little oil in the transmission when
I did this, but not much.
Mike
Paul Asgeirsson wrote:
>When you started the engine with no driveshaft in the trans, how long did
>you run the engine and how much gear oil was in the trans?
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>Paul A
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>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Mike MacLean" <macleans@earthlink.net>
>To: <spridgets@autox.team.net>
>Sent: Sunday, July 10, 2005 4:53 PM
>Subject: Bad Trans?
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>>A few months ago I had a bunch of listers over the house to help me
>>install a 1275 and a Datsun 5 speed into my Bugeye. Everyone left
>>before the thing was even started for the first time. Well, I
>>eventually got it started before the drive shaft was installed, so I
>>know the motor is good to go. I finally got the drive shaft installed a
>>few weeks ago and have not been able to disengage the transmission
>>since. I have not finished bleeding the clutch (one of my most favorite
>>jobs) , but shouldn't the rear wheels move freely when the gear shift
>>lever is in neutral? It does not matter where the lever is, 1st, 2nd,
>>4th, neutral, etc. I can't disengage the tranny. Is there something
>>wrong with the transmission, or could it be something else? Any past
>>experiences with this before I yank the motor and tranny again?
>>
>>--
>>Mike MacLean
>>60 Sprite
>>56 BN2
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Mike MacLean
60 Sprite
56 BN2
http://home.earthlink.net/~macleans/
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