I already do that. (ex-trans tech) Reverse is instant, but drive/first surge a bit before it feels engaged enough to push the gas to make it go. Jim Blair, Lynnwood, WA '87 Comanche, '83 Jeep J10, '84 Jeep J10 From: Ken Ames <ameskg@xxxxxxxxx> To: "AMC, Rambler, Nash, Jeep and family" <amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: Re: [AMC-list] 258 Engine Vibration over 2000 RPM Message-ID: <1287941903.4cc46f0f27583@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 "It already takes a long time to shift into gear when it sits a few > days. " Having the trans in neutral while the engine warms up from it's first start will reduce the time needed for it to engage when you put it in drive. The oil circulates to more places in neutral than it does in park. Ken -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://list.amc-list.com/pipermail/amc-list-amc-list.com/attachments/20101024/184b6cac/attachment.htm> _______________________________________________ AMC-list mailing list AMC-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://list.amc-list.com/listinfo.cgi/amc-list-amc-list.com