<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=windows-1252"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;">NOOOO!!!!!<div><br></div><div>You have challenged the gods! �Shifts and runs fine?� you might as well say it�s perfect and needs no work! The engine will likely fall out tonight while you sleep. Quickly, sacrifice some �wheel chocks� to the gods to see if that stays their anger!</div><div><br></div><div>Le� uhh.. anonymouse</div><div><br><div><div>On Aug 29, 2016, at 10:37 AM, Rick Fisk via Spridgets <<a href="mailto:spridgets@autox.team.net">spridgets@autox.team.net</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><div dir="auto"><div>I didn't remove the shifter. The trans is still in the car. I just drained the oil and found the spring bits and ball in the old oil. Took the car for a 30 mile drive last evening and it shifts and runs fine.<br><br>Sent from my keyboard</div><div><br>On Aug 29, 2016, at 10:36 AM, Charlie S <<a href="mailto:shelden3@pldi.net">shelden3@pldi.net</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><div>Was the spring and ball there when you removed the shifter? Could be from dpo<br><br>Sent from my iPhone</div><div><br>On Aug 29, 2016, at 5:50 AM, Rick Fisk via Spridgets <<a href="mailto:spridgets@autox.team.net">spridgets@autox.team.net</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><div>No! Other than a worn out 2nd gear synchro it shifts and drives just fine. I've taken the car on many 100 mile drives with no issues. I think the parts are leftovers from a previous "rebuild".<br><br>Sent from my keyboard</div><div><br>On Aug 28, 2016, at 10:28 PM, <a href="mailto:crusaderchuck55@aol.com">crusaderchuck55@aol.com</a> via Spridgets <<a href="mailto:spridgets@autox.team.net">spridgets@autox.team.net</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite">
<div style="font-size: 10pt; "><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">Under hard acceleration in second gear...does it pop out of gear occasionally? Synchroitis! They travel in sets of three in the second gear synchroniser. So where are its other friends....</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">Chuck.</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><br></div><div id="SignatureBox" dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;">Sent from my LG Mobile</div></div>
<div style="font-size: 10pt; "><div id="LGEmailHeader" dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;"><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><br></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">------ Original message------</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><b>From: </b>Rick Fisk via Spridgets<spridgets@autox.team.net></spridgets@autox.team.net></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><b>Date: </b>Sun, Aug 28, 2016 3:42 PM</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><b>To: </b><a href="mailto:spridgets@autox.team.net">spridgets@autox.team.net</a>;</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><b>Subject:</b>[Spridgets] I hate it when this happens...</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><br></div></div><pre>I drained the oil from the ribcase in my rolling wreck '72 Midget and found this in the old oil. I changed the oil just because I didn't know what the previous owner(s) had in there. The trans shifts just fine, but has a dodgy 2nd gear synchro. I'm gonna keep driving it. It is the rolling wreck after all. :-)</pre></div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>------------------------</span><br><span></span><br><span><a href="mailto:spridgets@autox.team.net">spridgets@autox.team.net</a></span><br><span></span><br><span>Donate: <a href="http://www.team.net/donate.html">http://www.team.net/donate.html</a></span><br><span>Suggested annual donation: $12.75</span><br><span></span><br><span>Archive: <a href="http://www.team.net/archive">http://www.team.net/archive</a></span><br><span>Forums: <a href="http://www.team.net/forums">http://www.team.net/forums</a></span><br><span>Unsubscribe/Manage: <a href="http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/spridgets/refisk@chartermi.net">http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/spridgets/refisk@chartermi.net</a></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>------------------------</span><br><span></span><br><span><a href="mailto:spridgets@autox.team.net">spridgets@autox.team.net</a></span><br><span></span><br><span>Donate: <a href="http://www.team.net/donate.html">http://www.team.net/donate.html</a></span><br><span>Suggested annual donation: $12.75</span><br><span></span><br><span>Archive: <a href="http://www.team.net/archive">http://www.team.net/archive</a></span><br><span>Forums: <a href="http://www.team.net/forums">http://www.team.net/forums</a></span><br><span>Unsubscribe/Manage: <a href="http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/spridgets/shelden3@pldi.net">http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/spridgets/shelden3@pldi.net</a></span><br></blockquote></blockquote></div>------------------------<br><br><a href="mailto:spridgets@autox.team.net">spridgets@autox.team.net</a><br><br>Donate: http://www.team.net/donate.html<br>Suggested annual donation: $12.75<br><br>Archive: http://www.team.net/archive<br>Forums: http://www.team.net/forums<br>Unsubscribe/Manage: http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/spridgets/oldsaabguy@comcast.net<br></blockquote></div><br></div></body></html>