At 8:59 PM -0400 4/16/99, KTRIUMPH@aol.com wrote:
>Hello Lister
>I just got back from a short trip - errands and such - in the 3A and on the
>way home I found I suddenly couldn't get it into neither 3rd nor 4th gear. I
>made it home in 2nd gear OD @ 4000 rpm ( ~45 mph).
>When I got it to safety I shut it down and tried the gears again, with no
>luck. Then I popped it in and out of reverse and then lo and behold I again
>have 4 forward speeds! Test drove it and it seems fine now.
>Any ideas? I did the g-box m'self a few years ago, not too many miles on it.
>I'm thinking the interlock ball/rods in the remote got hung up somehow.
>Would appreciate any insight.
>BTW it is a 4 synchro trans.
>
>Ken Nuelle
>58 TR3A
>62 TR3B
>64 TR4
Ken: before you assume the worst, check the oil level! My TR6 started
acting up last year, wicked grinding going into 3rd gear. I jacked it up,
and checked the oil level. Needless to say, I had to add a pint and a half
to get the level up. It's been smooth shifting since!
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