The Automotive Thread

[Supe]

If you don't feel the shifter hit a hard stop when putting it in first, then grinding a cover isn't going to fix it.  

 

[Road Guy]

now that I think back its occasionally been a little rough getting it into first gear ever since I owned it - not all the time.. but I know I have tendency to "play" with the gear shifter some while sitting at the red light...

 

[Ble_PE]

but I know I have tendency to "play" with the gear shifter some while sitting at the red light...

What's the fun in having a stick if you can't play with it on occasion? 

 

[Supe]

now that I think back its occasionally been a little rough getting it into first gear ever since I owned it - not all the time.. but I know I have tendency to "play" with the gear shifter some while sitting at the red light...

Sounds like the synchros have been defective since day one.

 

[MA_PE]

What's the fun in having a stick if you can't play with it on occasion? 

you can play with an automatic stick as well.  Not to mention paddles.

 

[Dleg]

you can play with an automatic stick as well.  Not to mention paddles.

 

[Road Guy]

I have two sticks in the jeep, but only two hands, so sometimes that makes driving tough...

 

[blybrook PE]

I have two sticks in the jeep, but only two hands, so sometimes that makes driving tough...

Isn't first a granny gear in that jeep, or did they reserve that for the truck 6-speeds? I think my first truck ('84 s-10) was the only one where first gear wasn't a granny gear.

I only use first when starting out with a heavy load (over 5 tons on the hitch) or needing to crawl down the street in idle during a traffic jam. Then again i don't have a Jeep.

 

[Road Guy]

I'm not sure if its  true granny gear, but you can start in 2nd but its not like the "old school" 2nd gears I am used to where you can get up to speed quickly through 2nd.

 

[Flyer_PE]

^I doubt it's a granny gear.  The ones I'm used to are marked on the shift pattern as "L" rather than "1" and the are not synchronized.

 

[blybrook PE]

Ok, figured I'd ask. My truck has a 1, but it's a granny gear. There's no point unless you really need to crawl along or need extra torque. I'm nearly always starting in 2nd.

 

[Flyer_PE]

^The "L" might have been just a Chevy thing too.  it's all we had on the farm.  The pattern was labeled as marked as L-1-2-3 and the only sure way to shift into "L" without grinding the gear was to be at a complete stop.

 

[Road Guy]

Want

(sorry for the bad photos)

 

[envirotex]

I need reasons why this is a bad idea...go.

https://victoriatx.craigslist.org/cto/d/1970-ford-mustang/6439738967.html

 

[Road Guy]

You live too far for me to drive it

 

[MA_PE]

needs a full resto.  Looks like the interior been changed out so you really don't have any clue from the ad of how many mods that car has been through.  non-running so offer him $3500-4000 and see how badly he needs/wants to get rid of it.  Could be nice but will never be an "original".  I suspect you'll have at least $10-15k and a bunch of sweat in it before you can drive it to local shows.  Plus side - it's a ragtop.

 

[envirotex]

 non-running so offer him $3500-4000 and see how badly he needs/wants to get rid of it. 

I thought about this too...if all it needs is a distributor, and he's got it in hand, then why doesn't he just put it on there and get it running...?  He could sell it for more.

 

[jeb6294]

POS...I'd be willing to bet that it is more putty than metal at this point.

 

[Road Guy]

any of you with older vehicles have an issue with the electronic windows taking forever to roll up or down?  It seems all the switches work but you almost need to plan ahead if you want to roll a window down?  I replaced the main drivers switches out a few years ago when it broke, but all of them, even the sunroof just seem like they are in low gear?

 

[FLBuff PE]