In testing the A type OD I'm going to transplant into my good car I noticed that
the OD shifted into second gear fairly hard but it seemed to shift normally when
I engaged it in 3rd and 4th gear. I was at around 2400-3000 RPM for all the
shifts I think and I was just cruising along, not accelerating. It was dark and
the lights on the gages don't work but that's what the RPM sounded like to me.
It disengaged just fine in all gears.
Brad Kahler was brave enough to ride around in the rust bucket with me at night,
no top, no bonnet, in February, in Denver, and with a windshield you can't see
through at night (guess I should clean it). He thought that maybe the lever arm
could be adjusted so it wouldn't shift so hard into 2nd. Anybody else's A type
have a hard shift problem in one gear? Suggestions?
Other than that concern it seemed to operate well. Now I'm trying to decide if
I should have the tranny and OD rebuilt before I put them in the good 6 or if I
should just do gaskets and seals to prevent leaks and go with what I have.
Opinions on which way to go?
Thanks
Bud
71TR6 CC57365
71TR6 CC65446 (OD donor)
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