Hello all! I finally got my Spitfire running, and was driving it around
my block last night. Everything seems fine except for a whining noise
coming from the transmission. It sounds like an old tired wrktruck
does.... My dad thinks the synchronizers on the first gear (only gear it
makes this noise) are going bad. Also, the thing is impossible to
downshift into first gear without grinding it. Anything to worry
about? The transmission fluid is circa 1972 so I am going to change
that today and see if it works any better.
The front end wobbles a little bit, similar to what would happen if the
tires were unbalanced. I did have the tires balanced at Pep Boys, so
they could have not been balanced right. Could it be something that
could be cured with a little driving (the thing was sitting for about 20
years).
Ed
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