[DeTomaso] Shifting Problem, Too Funny

[John Taphorn]

Dennis

Good one.  I wrestle with that as well.  My plebian Honda's shift gate is 
opposite the Pantera.  Confuses me as well when driving the P car. 
Although, I am a little worried about you; most folks would eventually look 
at the shift gate before grabbing their wrenches.

JT
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dennis Yogi" <dhyogi at gmail.com>
To: "Detomaso Archives" <detomaso at realbig.com>
Sent: Friday, April 15, 2011 8:11 PM
Subject: [DeTomaso] Shifting Problem, Too Funny


> Well after a long winter storage (just was busy during the past winter
> season to drive it, although we did have some 20 degree weather days) I
> pulled the cover off of the 5-0 Pushbutton and decided to start and take 
> her
> out for a drive and circulate the fluids.  She started up fine but when I
> went to back out of the driveway I found that I had no reverse gear. 
> Damn,
> leave her sitting and the shifter adjustment must have gone off tune.
> Having done the adjustment routine so many time that I have it memorized, 
> I
> got out the wrenches and went to work.  After several attempts I still
> couldn't get reverse gear working.  Frustrated I took a break and just sat
> in the car thinking of my next move.  Then looking at the shift plate I
> realized . . . Having been driving my newly acquired Toyota T100 pickup
> during the winter months I had gotten used to it's shift pattern and was
> putting the Pantera in 5th gear instead of reverse!  Duh!  Funny thing is
> that when I first got the truck, I kept starting off in 2nd gear (1st gear
> on the Pantera) and always stumbled the take offs.  I guess the moral of 
> the
> story is to drive your toys or you'll forget how!
>
>
> Aloha from Las Vegas,
>
> Dennis
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