Re: [Amc-list] woo woo!
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Re: [Amc-list] woo woo!



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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