Yes that sounds like such a good time! I have the same issue w my 70 HORNET. No synchros in first so I have to wait till im just about stopped to put it in 1st. Nice you could get out and enjoy your car! Davis ________________________________ From: "das24rules@xxxxxxxxx" <das24rules@xxxxxxxxx> To: amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Sun, May 16, 2010 1:57:18 PM Subject: Re: [AMC-list] Who'da thunk the vent window that sounds great. having these old cars, with old drivetrains, i think we expect the worst. the trans grinding into first, thats just the t96 trans. they are a very old, and slow trans. when stopped, you just have to hit the clutch, and give it about 5-10 seconds for the shaft to stop spinning, then it will go into gear. there are no synchros on first gear. if your moving, then you got to figure out the rpms, double clutching, all that stuff to get it in while moving. dave stohler www.picasaweb.google.com/das24rules _______________________________________________ AMC-list mailing list AMC-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx http://list.amc-list.com/listinfo.cgi/amc-list-amc-list.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://list.amc-list.com/pipermail/amc-list-amc-list.com/attachments/20100517/bd674852/attachment.htm> _______________________________________________ AMC-list mailing list AMC-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx http://list.amc-list.com/listinfo.cgi/amc-list-amc-list.com