Re: [Amc-list] woo woo!
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Re: [Amc-list] woo woo!
- From: Wrambler242@xxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 09 Nov 2007 14:29:08 +0000
You would have felt realy bad, if you'd have had it towed!!!
--
Mark Price
Morgantown, WV
1969 AMC Rambler, 4.0L, EFI, T-5
" I was different before people dared to be different"
-------------- Original message ----------------------
From: Tom Jennings <tomj@xxxxxxx>
> -- Armand Eshleman <aje1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > Finally a little bit of good luck came your way. Disaster happened in the
> > driveway instead of freeway........
>
> The problem was embarassingly dumb -- though it would really been a
> disaster on the freeway! --
>
> All that was wrong was the little piece of plastic that slides back and
> forth under the escutcheon, all it does is prevent you from having to look
> down into the shifter guts. Mere trim! It pulled too far to the rear, the
> edge of the aluminum on the console had a small dent, and when I last
> pulled it into 3rd, it caught on the aluminum, preventing it from movin
> forward. A BIG PUSH! would have forced it, probably breaking something
> cosmetic.
>
> All I had to do was gently poke it down with my finger; it then cleared the
> aluminum. The fix was to remove the downturned edge of the aluminum so it
> wouldnt' catch.
>
> I guess I'm a bit paranoid...
>
> > The stupid junk muncie shifter
> > allowed the transmission to be engaged in second and third gears
> > simultaneously. when the clutch was released the trans exploded.
> > ... I ended up getting detention for skipping a
> > day of school.
>
> Skip class... fix car... skip class... fix car... hmm...
>
> I think you made the right choice :-)
>
> > Still got the Javelin
>
> Wise decision!!!
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