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Points: 5 		Post Options Post Options   Quote Patrick Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 04 October 2011 at 12:39pm

Originally posted by AllanJ AllanJ wrote:

Gary, I had a dream last night that when you pulled the trans apart this winter you found that the clearancing in the case due to the flipped R&P wasn't enough and that caused the tough shifting into 1st and 2nd.  Let's hope that it's an easy fix!

Allan, could you please dream about my girlfriend's Ford Taurus wagon tonight. I need some help diagnosing its issues.

 
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Originally posted by beken beken wrote:

I thought in an older car the shifting into 1st and 2nd are generally harder because the synchros don't really work very well in those gears. Not even sure if 1st gear even had synchros. Somebody correct me if I'm wrong.   1st gear was always tough in my Fiero.

The transmission is from a 1980 Porsche 911SC and while far from buttery smooth, the shifting on a regular Porsche 911 of that vintage shifts better than this trans does.  It was gone through by a Porsche factory mechanic too.  I was warned that shifting would be a little stiff for a bit, but it has enough miles on it now to discount the new synchro idea.
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Originally posted by Patrick Patrick wrote:

Allan, could you please dream about my girlfriend's Ford Taurus wagon tonight. I need some help diagnosing its issues.

You want me to dream about a Ford?  That's called a "nightmare". 
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Points: 5 		Post Options Post Options   Quote Patrick Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 04 October 2011 at 3:21pm

Originally posted by AllanJ AllanJ wrote:

...Ford?  That's called a "nightmare". 

Yeah, tell me about it! 

 
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Points: 349 		Post Options Post Options   Quote karnak Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 04 October 2011 at 9:31pm
i hope the trans has something to fix when i open it. (keeping on topic re: autocross and not auto repair) i have come to understand that if you have all kinds of power you can't use, or other mechanical issues like no power steering or small brakes, the overall performance of your car or enjoyment of an autocross event is going to be lacking. although this is a Fiero forum, i may launch a thread to post a couple of pics of what i find when i open it up... (Once the Formula is out of the garage...)
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