[DeTomaso] 2nd gear

[Christopher Kimball]

Thanks, when I get back from Chicago later this week I'll check it out.

Sincerely,

Chris


>From: MyCars <MyCars at Comcast.net>
>To: Christopher Kimball <chrisvkimball at msn.com>
>CC: detomaso at realbig.com
>Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] 2nd gear
>Date: Mon, 16 Jul 2007 17:47:30 -0700
>
>Chris,
>    I recently had my ZF fixed. The problem mine had was the 2nd/3rd
>detent ball was not installed in my ZF! A way to determine this is to
>keep the clutch depressed and slide the shifter into the various gears.
>You should feel a click (or pop) into place for each gear. On mine, this
>click/pop would not occur for both 2nd & 3rd, it would simply slide
>freely all the way up & all the way down.
>    This may not be your problem, but it's worth investigating.
>
>Later
>Roydon }8~)>
>
>
>On Sun, 2007-07-15 at 16:59 -0700, Christopher Kimball wrote:
> > I'm home for a day in between traveling and I noticed no one has 
>responded
> > to a question I asked, so maybe it never made it to the forum.  Here it 
>is:
> >
> > Occasionally, my car will pop out of second gear and go into neutral for 
>no
> > apparent reason.  Reverse and fifth work fine, and the shift lever isn't
> > hitting the console before it gets fully into gear.
> >
> > When in neutral the shift lever moves freely so I don't think it has the
> > extra detent some have mentioned in other forum notes.
> >
> > Any ideas?
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Chris
> >
> >
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