[DeTomaso] Finding Reverse

[L GRAY]

  Hello Mike,

      Sometimes the culprit is the reverse lamp switch being screwed too far into the shift box housing. Depending on the year of your car, you can loosen the external "thin" jam nut and unscrew the switch a few turns (disconnect the wires first), or just remove the shift housing cover with switch attached to see if it will now go into reverse.
Good luck and let me know how it comes out !!
                                                                     Les
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Mike Thomas<mailto:mbefthomas at comcast.net> 
  To: JDeRyke at aol.com<mailto:JDeRyke at aol.com> ; deTomaso at realbig.com<mailto:deTomaso at realbig.com> 
  Sent: Sunday, July 29, 2007 12:34 PM
  Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Finding Reverse


  Thanks Jack, but we can't find it even with the gate plate completely
  removed.  First and second are fine, but as soon as you try to go up to the
  left, it's like there's a rubber block there that just won't allow it to
  proceed.
  Mike

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  From: JDeRyke at aol.com<mailto:JDeRyke at aol.com> [mailto:JDeRyke at aol.com] 
  Sent: Sunday, July 29, 2007 11:18 AM
  To: mbefthomas at comcast.net<mailto:mbefthomas at comcast.net>; deTomaso at realbig.com<mailto:deTomaso at realbig.com>
  Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Finding Reverse


  FWIW, if you've messed around with the shift gate, that couid cause the 

  problem. A new Hall finger-less gate I installed on a car that shifted fine,
  caused 

  it to not go into reverse. The shifter shaft must lay over to the left in 

  order to select reverse and some gate-surrounds, on some cars, block that
  action. 

  5 minutes of file beveling of the inside edge of the gate allowed easy 

  reverse shifts again. Unusual, but it happened- J DeRyke




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