<VV> Re: No reverse

[Thesuperscribe at cs.com]

What a coincidence. On Saturday the reverse in our '64 disappeared. I had 
just parked in an angle slot on a town square, heading slightly downgrade toward 
the curb, and when I tried to shift into reverse it wasn't there. I figure 
it's in the shifter or the linkage somewhere. Anyone have any ideas?

Happy ending to the parking trap, though -- my wife and I began pushing it 
away from the curb and a big guy saw us, stopped his truck and came over to give 
us a shove. There are some nice folks here in Ohio.

--Tom Berg

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In a message dated 4/23/2006 12:26:12 AM Eastern Daylight Time, 
virtualvairs-request at corvair.org writes: 
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> Message: 7
> Date: Sat, 22 Apr 2006 20:45:37 -0500
> From: "Flat6Vair" <Flat6Vair at insightbb.com>
> Subject: <VV> Finding reverse - not
> To: "VirtualVairs" <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
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> Or rather,  not finding reverse.   Searched the Archives (both versions),
> and corvair center but am still puzzled.
> 
> background.... doing an engine swap -- using same tranny, diff.  reverse
> worked AOK "when parked"  GG  <last october>.   thought I had reverse last
> night <no clutch,  it was not adjusted correctly>.   but could have been
> dreaming.    done mostly electrical work besides engine switch  <old engine
> is just fine,  new engine has more vroom,  auto-x. time trial car>
> 
> Today,  have clutch adjusted,  1-4 ok.   unable to come close to reverse.
> <want a reverse lock out option,  but just as an option,  reverse is still
> nice to have when needed like backing off the trailer>
> 
> Archives -- biggest suspect is the pin .  not the tightest linkage,  but
> little has changed since fall.  Reverse wasn't hard to find then.
> Impossible tonight.   did I over adjust something?  underadjust?   options?
> 
> thanks
> tim mahler
> <the #3 goodwrench car>
> and 62, 68 Fitch Sprints