[Spridgets] 2nd gear crunch on a cold box

[WeslakeMonza1330 at aol.com]

The Ford type 9 with the correct (or better alternative) fully synthetic  
gear oil does the same thing - crunch up to second or is it crunch down to  
2nd,or both.
 
I find that blipping the throttle (I modified a 1500 throttle pedal by  
making it a lot shorter) removes the crunch.
 
The (very) expert gearbox builder, Brian Hill, did say if the box crunched  
when cold to add a drop of ATF to the gear oil but blipping resolved the 
problem  so I've never tried this.
 
Regards
 
Weslake-Monza
 
In a message dated 22/03/2010 05:11:51 GMT Standard Time,  
dlh2001 at comcast.net writes:

The  first issue is the tendency of the 1st to 2nd shift crunch.  This is  
worse when the tranny is cold and goes away as it warms up.
I can avoid it  when the tranny is cold by gently performing the shift, 
which I do religously  now.

Putting in the 75w made the situation a little better.  I  would also say 
that over time this tendency to crunch appears to be on  the
decline.  Maybe as a result of the synchos breaking  in?   All other gears 
shift wonderfully.