Karl Shultz wrote:
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> 1. Is there any way to repair those "lift-a-dot" things? Some of the
> wires seem to be pulling out of them and they're becoming useless. And
> it will be cold soon...
Replacement is quite straightforward.
> 2. Transmission. This is the one that bothers me. The car simply won't
> go into gear unless I rev up the engine. This technique works with the
> pedal in, so I don't think it's the syncros (it also shifts fine when
> rolling). Sometimes if I try for fourth (??) at a stoplight, it will go
> into fourth, and then first os fine. Strange.
I have never had a car that didn't sometimes baulk going into first or
reverse. You mention attempting fourth often allows first to engage -
If I can't get first I flick it towards second then have another go and
it (almost always, sometimes I have to do it twice) does the trick. If
you are revving the engine with the car at a standstill (rather than
doing clutchless changes) then a little bit of clutch drag is probably
just moving the gears enough to get past the baulk.
PaulH.
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