Shame on you Jon! Are you trying to start another auto/5spd debate? :)
Norah
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-dakota-truck@buffnet4.buffnet.net
> [mailto:owner-dakota-truck@buffnet4.buffnet.net]On Behalf Of Jon Steiger
> Sent: Saturday, June 26, 1999 4:02 AM
> To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
> Subject: Re: DML: Re: To Mod or MPI?
>
>
> At 09:53 AM 6/24/99 , you wrote:
> >WillTier@aol.com wrote:
> >> GS
> >>
> >> Jon has the MPI on and working, well kind of :-) The manifold
> is OK but
> >there
> >> is a little matter of something else wrong with the engine due
> to a slight
> >> manual tranny error.
> >
> >
> >Uh Oh, I hope its not rearend problems again.
>
>
> Nope, but I might be having some in the future because of it... ;-)
>
> At about 5500 RPM in 3rd gear, I shifted into 2nd. DOH!!! The rearend
> hopped all
> over the place, and the engine shut off (rev limiter, probably). The rev
> limiter doesn't help much when its the tires pushing the engine though.
> Bent a few valves, and the engine ran like crap. I pushed in the clutch
> right away (seemed like an eternity to me) and coasted down to the end.
> (Still ran a 14.9 tho) ;-)
>
> Anyway, I've got the truck back now and it appears to be running OK;
> hopefully there isn't too much residual damage to the drivetrain.
> Shifting
> (especially 3-4) still gives me the willies though! I'd like to try to
> come up with some sort of shifter gate or something that will help to
> prevent this from happening again. (a-la Ferrari)
>
> Autos DO have their benefits! :-)
>
> (Hey, who said that???) ;-)
>
>
> -Jon-
>
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