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Subject: [Healeys] bj8 trans
From: healey.nut at gmail.com (Alan Seigrist)
Date: Mon, 16 May 2011 09:48:24 +0800
References: <350838.39830.qm@web120111.mail.ne1.yahoo.com> <BANLkTim75YitO8wChY762evZtpnJFVnJ3g@mail.gmail.com> <F867D208A14E429A8FF9CC39A2D8D07D@GregPC> <4DD01B05.2080606@chello.nl>
The first generation BMW mini had an unusual trick where you could
shift directly from 5th gear into reverse while driving at 120 kph on
the M25.  Don't ask how I know this.  Thankfully the lorries knew
enough to swerve around me.

Alan

2011/5/16 Oudesluys <coudesluijs at chello.nl>:
> Even in fully synchronized modern gearboxes you can encounter difficult
> changing into 1srt or reverse from standstill and the trick is the same,
> just press onto synchro 2nd gear or select 2nd gear fully and than slot into
> 1st or reverse.
> Kees Oudesluijs
> NL

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