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11-19-2006, 11:20 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: Flower Mound, TX,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Lonestar LS 427, Keith Craft 501,Toploader
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Toploader took a dump!
Man, I can't believe it! Saturday a buddy and me drove our cars from north Dallas (Flower Mound) to Fort Worth for a little get-together at Lonestar. Sam, (my buddy) left a little sooner than me because I was too busy jacking my jaw. So when I left, I decided to drive back up 35W by the speedway. While driving,I noticed the road was fairly clear, so I thought I would do some high speed testing of sorts. (You never know how accurate those gearing calculators are). So, after bumping the car into the triple digits a few times, I came to my exit and couldn't downshift. All I had was shifter movement but wouldn't catch any gear but 4th. Once I found 2nd, but only once. Then it was 4th all the way home. What the heck happened?  This trans has about a 1000 miles on it.
Tim
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11-19-2006, 11:51 PM
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Could be as simple as the gear shift linkage nuts are loose, making gear selection darn near impossible. You found second, but even a blind squirrel finds a nut once in awhile. 
Lets hope thats all it is, check were the linkage rods are fastened at the trans with a nut, or the linkage itself (rods, gear shift, etc)... |
11-20-2006, 04:46 AM
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Originally Posted by Tim Brewer
I came to my exit and couldn't downshift. All I had was shifter movement but wouldn't catch any gear but 4th. Once I found 2nd, but only once. Then it was 4th all the way home. What the heck happened? This trans has about a 1000 miles on it.
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Who rebuilt the tranny?
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11-20-2006, 06:53 AM
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Location: Grapevine,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Former Owner/Builder of KMP142 427 Sideoiler, Tunnel Wedge, Aluminum heads, etc.
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Tim:
Are you using an original Ford shift linkage?
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11-20-2006, 06:58 AM
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Actually, it sounds like either the linkage had/has come loose or the shifter handle has come loose. It does not sound like the trans.
IMHO, you need to put loctite blue on a small portion of the threads for the shifter and the rods. Blue will allow you to remove the nuts and bolts, but act like a Nylon washer behind the nut(s).
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11-20-2006, 09:00 AM
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Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: Flower Mound, TX,
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Thanks for the responses. I haven't had the time to lift the car up to check the linkages. I hope that's all it is, it is what it feels like too. Anthony, David Kee built the trans, so it's got to be correct. Bud, I got the linkages from Dan Williams Toploader.
Thanks guys!
Tim
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11-20-2006, 09:26 AM
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OH! A David Kee top loader? Pfffttt, gotta be linkage.  |
11-20-2006, 12:45 PM
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It's the linkage!
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11-20-2006, 08:37 PM
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I still haven't had time to look yet, but I sure hope you guys are right! And thanks for your inputs..
Tim
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11-23-2006, 08:58 AM
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Well, I lifted the car up, and just like you guys thought, the large bolt that holds all the gear linkages together backed out. I just put it back in and I'm good as new. I should have known better.. 
Thanks guys...
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