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Old Aug 22, 2014 | 08:03 AM
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I finally got my engine going after car was sitting for 2o years. But now I cant get the tranny to shift into gear when the car is running. With the engine off I can shift the car through the gears (4 speed manual) but not when its running. It was operating properly way back when it was put into storage. Any ideas on this and solutions?
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Old Aug 22, 2014 | 08:19 AM
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I finally got my engine going after car was sitting for 2o years. But now I cant get the tranny to shift into gear when the car is running. With the engine off I can shift the car through the gears (4 speed manual) but not when its running. It was operating properly way back when it was put into storage. Any ideas on this and solutions?
You're going to have to check the adjustment on the shifter linkages. If one of the rods have moved out of adjustment, the transmission won't shift into that gear. I've had the block that holds the reverse rod come loose after a trans rebuild and the trans was able to shift just once, into reverse, but on trying to get it to go into first, the trans wouldn't do it. I readjusted the reverse rod to the neutral position and locked the block that held it in place, then adjusted the 1-2 and 3-4 rods as well and it all worked fine after that, but that would definitely be the first thing I'd check.
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Your clutch is probably not disengaging. If you're lucky it may just be the z bar linkage. But the disk could also be stuck to the flywheel.
Try this, engine off, put the car gear, push the clutch in, see if you can push the car.
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