Reverse should be all the way to the right and back towards you.
Mike MacLean-60 Sprite
James Gruber wrote:
> OK so this may be the dumb question of the night but
> Bugsy went for his first ride this evening. I finally
> got my clutch problems sorted out(there is a definite
> difference in how the clutch works when you use the
> correct rod/pin in the slave cylinder)and started up
> Bugsy to take him for his first ride. Tried to locate
> reverse all over the H Pattern but I'll be darned if I
> can tell where reverse is located. I thought it was up
> and to the left but shift lever won't go there.
>
> IS there aspecial way the mounting plate for the shift
> lever needs to be mounted. It appears that there is
> only one way to install and have all of the holes line
> up properly.
>
> Finally pushed car out of garage by hand. First gear
> really and I mean really noisy. Sounds like no fluid
> in the tranny which wouldn't surprise me so based upon
> the way the P.O. put Bugsy back together after an
> engine swap.Lots of fluid / oil? all over the tranny
> close to where clutch arm goes into side of
> bellhousing. What is there to leak /tighten up to
> solve leak problem. No clue where its coming from if
> indeed it is leaking.
>
> Frank C. when I originally querried the list about a
> leaking rear seal I was advised to make sure PCV Valve
> on this '66 1098 engine was connected properly. Engine
> was truly leaking like a sieve. Connecting and adding
> PCV valve seems to have almost totally cured the oil
> leakin. Must be something about having a true vacumn
> in the crankcase.
>
> New brakes spongy. More bleeding is needed. Engine is
> weak with little power period. Now that I've got Bugsy
> moving on his own I can take him to get his SU's
> synched up and tuned properly. Other than that great
> fun zooming, no make that slowly creeping around the
> neighborhood around in 38 degree weather. Thanks in
> advance for answering my dumb quesiton of the day.
>
> Jim Gruber
> Bugsy (68 Sprite - future Bugeye in disguise)
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