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Re: No synchro in second

To: "William M. Schickling" <bugeye@dreamscape.com>, "Greg MAHNEY" <mahney@central.murdoch.edu.au>, <spridgets@Autox.Team.Net>
Subject: Re: No synchro in second
From: "Mike Gigante" <mikeg@vicnet.net.au>
Date: Wed, 10 Jun 1998 20:52:21 +1000
Reply-to: "Mike Gigante" <mikeg@vicnet.net.au>
Sender: owner-spridgets@Autox.Team.Net
Bill is correct, the smoothcase boxes can be rebuilt. It doesn't however
change the fact that, at least around here, they have little market value
even in good nick.

Mike

-----Original Message-----
From: William M. Schickling <bugeye@dreamscape.com>
To: Greg MAHNEY <mahney@central.murdoch.edu.au>; spridgets@autox.team.net
<spridgets@autox.team.net>
Date: Wednesday, June 10, 1998 11:29 AM
Subject: Re: No synchro in second


>Greg,
>
>I have a smoothcase transmission that I had rebuilt from a rusted piece of
>junk by a firm in CT call Quantum Mechanics. The price a year and a half
ago
>was $ 475.00 if everything had to be rebuilt or he would exchange yours for
>one of his already rebuilts for the same price. Mine came back as new all
>painted and ready for install and refill with oil. The turn around was only
>a couple of weeks. He also does ribcase trannies. The exchange is for like
>transmissions.
>
>Now for your transmission. Do you have to double clutch from first to
second
>and third to second or only on the downshift ? Because I have to double
>clutch on the down shift from third to second even on my fresh
transmission.
>First is useless unless the car is at a complete stop.
>
>I know there is a lot of talk on this list of the ribcase being better and
5
>speed conversions being great. To each his own. They are your cars make
them
>enjoyable for you. I would just like to put in a plug for my 948 and
>smoothcase transmission. Top speed is only 80 mph with the 4.22 rearend.
But
>it's still a major blast. I own two 948 cars both with their original
>smoothcase transmissions.
>
>It's a legend that these transmissions can't be rebuilt. Quantum Mechanics
>is doing it. Maybe not forever, but they are still doing them. I picked up
a
>spare smoothcase and am gonig to have it rebuilt for an insurance policy.
If
>you enjoy your car's performance, get your original rebuilt.
>
>Bill Schickling
>
>AN5L47650 (Does HS2 carbs on a Bugeye qualify it as one of the "Bad Boys")
>AN6L722
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Greg MAHNEY <mahney@central.murdoch.edu.au>
>To: spridgets@autox.team.net <spridgets@autox.team.net>
>Date: Monday, June 08, 1998 9:18 PM
>Subject: No synchro in second
>
>
>>Some of you may recall that I've never been able to accurately identify
the
>>smoothcase, MOWOG stamped, transmission in my Mk2 Sprite.  Here's a
>>question that I've had since I got the car, but never got around to
asking.
>>
>>The car doesn't have any synchro in first OR SECOND.  Apart from that it
>>works fine (a little noisey).  Is it possible that the synchro in second
>>has just stopped working, and the rest of the tranny is OK?  Or if the
>>synchro pooped itself, would that mean I'd have other troubles as well?
>>
>>As funds become available I'll replace it with a ribcase (or is it
>>ribcage?, or ribcage case?), but for now I'm wondering if I can carry on
>>regardless.
>>
>>Any guesses?
>>
>>Thanks
>>
>>Greg
>>
>>
>


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