Date:         Fri, 29 Feb 2008 09:55:22 -0800
Reply-To:     neil N <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         neil N <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: No Warning: Manual tranny now stuck in reverse! HELP!
Comments: To: John Rodgers <inua@charter.net>
In-Reply-To:  <47C83AC3.4030705@charter.net>
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Get a buddy, who drives a stick, to move the shift knob inside through
the gears. Watch the linkage from front to back while they do it.
Hopefully it's something outside the tranny and can be seen while
doing this little exercise!

Best of luck,


Neil.


On Fri, Feb 29, 2008 at 9:02 AM, John Rodgers <inua@charter.net> wrote:
> Subject line says it all.
>
>  I had no warnings of any pending trouble with this transmission. It was
>  rebuilt back in 1998, never had a llick of trouble from it since the
>  rebuild. Now this mornings, as I was backing out to drive 100 miles to
>  do a two day art show - stuck in reverse. I know about a lot of other
>  stuff on the van, but never working with the shifter, linkage and tranny.
>
>  Any ideas?
>
>  Thanks.
>
>  John Rodgers
>  88 GL Driver
>



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