[DMCForum] Re: Soooooo close.

["cruznmd" <racuti1@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I had reverse just fine before I pulled the tranny to put a new rear 
main seal in. I suspect I just re-installed the linkage a little out 
of adjustment.

If I don't fix it today, I'll look at what you're pointing out to me.

--- In DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Travis Goodwin <tgoodwin@xxxx> wrote:
> I may be too late here on you reverse problem, but let me tell you 
about
> mine. I noticed I was having a terrible time finding reverse, so I 
took the
> plate loose to see down the shift handle. The little bar that 
forces the
> shifter to follow the shift pattern had broken off. So, I had no 
idea how
> high to lift the shifter to get into reverse.
> 
> I stuck a small rod in there and it corrected the problem.
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: cruznmd [mailto:racuti1@xxxx]
> > Sent: Sunday, August 10, 2003 9:54 PM
> > To: DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: [DMCForum] Soooooo close.
> > 
> > I have discovered that my WOT microswitch sticks. Makes the car 
run
> > rougher when it's warm and it's just idling.
> > 
> > Of course I'm still getting new injector seals but it seems that
> > things are "settling in" on my engine. When I put my thumb over 
the CO
> > plug hole, I actually felt a lot of vacuum this time and the car
> > smoothed out even more. When I took my thumb away the car 
stumbled and
> > ran a lot worse.
> > 
> > According to Martin & Bill's Law Of Vacuum Leaks this is a good 
thing.
> > It means I've almost got them all.
> > 
> > John Hervey is sending me a new otterstat. A good guy he is.
> > 
> > I tried to adjust my shift linkage. Still no reverse. I discovered
> > what' s happening though (I think). When I lift up on the stick, 
it
> > doesn't appear that that action is being transmitted to the actual
> > shift linkage. I have to go under my car again to work on this.
> > There's just one problem though. SPIDERS. Freaking spiders. My 
car was
> > nearly glued to the spot like "Gulliver's Travels" by spider webs.
> > Bastards. Are they poisonous? I'm about to break out the friggin'
> > napalm. Blech!
> > 
> > Ok, on to business. Many of the metal fittings in my rear fascia 
for
> > holding on such minor things as my TAIL LIGHTS and TAGS have 
rusted
> > and ripped out. I don't think I had rivnuts. I had little square
> > doodads with a threaded hole for the screw. Is that a rivnut? 
What are
> > my options for repair?
> > 
> > On the upshot, the car was running so well I took a quick putt 
around
> > the parking lot to rip up the spider webs. It steers and brakes 
well
> > so far. Won't the neighbors trip when they see it parked nose in!
> > 
> > Fraggin' spiders.....
> > 
> > Stuck in 1st gear,
> > 
> > Rich
> > 
> > 
> > 
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