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Rob Lewis
Joined: 12 Apr 2012
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Hello. Need a bit of help from some of you experienced starlet men. I bought a 94 starlet wit the small 1296 engine to get started in MVAT's. Used clare autotest last saturday as a start/introduction/ get used to car. Car went perfect and really enjoyed the day. Except every now and then and happening with increasing persistence as the day went on, reverse gear would go "missing". Pull lever back into slot, lift clutch and nothing. After 4 or 5 goes fishing I would eventually find it. Then in the next pylon it would select perfect.
Any ideas what would be wrong? Selector? Cable?
Thanks in advance.
Newbie rob lewis.
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| Mon Apr 30, 2012 5:23 pm |
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rallyxdamo
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Is it 4 or 5 speed. 5 speed has a lockout.
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| Mon Apr 30, 2012 8:37 pm |
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Rob Lewis
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Its a 5 speed. What do u mean by lockout?
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| Mon Apr 30, 2012 9:18 pm |
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Rob Lewis
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Its a 5 speed. What do u mean by lockout?
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| Mon Apr 30, 2012 9:19 pm |
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Piers14
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Hi Rob, With the 5 speed there is the habit of unwittingly touching 5th before going to reverse. What happens is that there is a safety device in the gearbox to avoid accidently selecting reverse from 5th. Some of us change our driving habit, others get this safety lockout removed, thus avoiding the issue.
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| Mon Apr 30, 2012 9:43 pm |
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Rob Lewis
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Ok. Thanks. May learn to drive differently so!
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| Tue May 01, 2012 6:24 am |
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Eoin Longworth
Joined: 23 Jun 2009
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 Piers and Damien watch out Rob is quick. He has learned his art from Karting and Driving fast on Tractors!!!
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| Tue May 01, 2012 8:06 am |
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Rob Lewis
Joined: 12 Apr 2012
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Go away tiny. Not as quick as you were into the concrete blocks backwards on sat. Hope the shannon doc driving is better.
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| Tue May 01, 2012 9:02 am |
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Liam Cashman
Joined: 02 Feb 2009
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Hi Rob, if you give me a ring I can let you know a method of disabling the 5th gear lockout without taking the gearbox out of the car. Liam 087-2382735
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| Tue May 08, 2012 8:05 pm |
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SProcket
Joined: 11 Nov 2009
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Hi Rob. Are you the Robert Lewis that was karting back in 97/98 in a black Wright chassis in the JICA class. If so please pm me.
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