I learned the "twisting the choke knob" trick from this list last week, but
this "lift for reverse" is a new one on me as well. I don't have 23 years
of ownership (only 14) but neither my "old" '74 TR6 nor my "new" '73 require
this maneuvre(sp?).
Brian Day
1973 TR6
Dallas, TX
> Did I read correctly this past week on the list that someone stated to
> shift the TR6 into reverse you needed to lift up on the lever? I've
> owned TR6 since 1974 and none of them were like this.
>
> I took my 6 to be inspected this morning and tried to lift up the lever
> while shifting into reverse--no way! In the back of my mind I was
> thinking about the twisting the coke to stay out tip that's been posted
> recently; maybe I'd missed this obvious design point for the last 23
> years.
>
> Once again, did I read this correctly? No one else has commented on
> this. Or am I making all this up (been known to do a few weird things
> like that!).
>
> Bill Wood
> 1973 TR6
> 1979 TR8 Coupe
> 1981 TR8 F.I.
> Greensboro, N.C.
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