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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>In 1970 Oscar Koveleski broke the shift lever on
his McLaren at the Mid Ohio Can Am race.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>$20 dollar part (in those days!) put him
out.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>1971 with Tony A-to-Z driving, came in 3rd behind
one John Young Stewart and Jo Siffert. Much better. And much
partying!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Cheers, Bill</FONT></DIV>
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<A title=fot@autox.team.net href="mailto:fot@autox.team.net">Bill Dentinger
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, June 03, 2018 4:00 PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Fot] Beaten by
equipment</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>Wow! That’s a revolting development!
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<DIV>One time when I still thought there was something to be gained by ‘speed
shifting’, I busted off the selector ball at the base of the shifter handle
going into 5 at Road America. With my family cheering at the fence...I went by
(and off) waving the gear shift lever in my hand above my head.</DIV>
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<DIV>Bill Dentinger<BR><BR>
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<DIV class=aolmail_replyHeader>On Sunday, June 3, 2018, Mike Harmuth
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<DIV>I had a new failure this weekend at Lime Rock with the Spitfire. 1st
lap of the weekend, doing a sedate warm up around the track under full
course yellow. When I start down the front straight and put it in 4th gear,
there's a big vibration and ugly noises (short video attached). I was flat
towed back to the paddock and when I took the tranny hump cover off, I found
the shifter had snapped (see picture). A little more poking around and I
discovered the aluminum bell housing was cracked from side to side and two
bearing caps were missing from the tranny end of the driveshaft u joint
(replaced over the winter).</DIV>
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<DIV>I'm going to pull the tranny, driveshaft and diff to see what damage
has been done. In the past, at the same spot at Lime Rock, I had a problem
with the diff that 1st broke the tranny output housing. I didn't realize the
problem was downstream, it locked up again (broken tooth inside floating
around) and took out the rear 1/2 shaft u joints putting me in the
wall.</DIV>
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<DIV>After rewatching the video, many times, I suspect the broken shifter
was the cause of the problem, (2 gears at once?) not a result but I'm pretty
sure disassembly of the tranny will confirm this. My question is, has anyone
had the shifter beak like this and if so, was it caused by something else or
was it just metal fatigue? <BR></DIV>
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<DIV>Other related info, new engine (1296) , more power than the old one,
less than an hour on it. Zero track or dyno time, this was the 1st time the
car saw 4th gear. All drivetrain fluids changed over the winter. No
disassembly but cover off inspections and hand turning tranny and diff felt
normal, last used in October 2017 with no issues, with old, worn out
engine.</DIV>
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<DIV>I will get this going for the K Cup, see you there.<BR></DIV>
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<DIV>thanks</DIV>
<DIV>mike h</DIV>
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